unknown solid gold coin

hi does anyone know what this is?

 

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questionable, but need in focus pictures

 

To me this looks like a fantasy piece. And I'd bet the house that it is not made of real gold.

 

Fantasy mexican gold "peso", Probably about the size of a US three cent silver and 6 to 8 Kt gold.

 

I also have one of these. Though people refer to them as "Mexico Gold Fantasies," there's nothing magical or really fantastic about them. They also appear in various varieties. The link from CoinQuest below says it all: "These sell on eBay for less than $1 US dollar each. They probably have 22 karat gold plating, but the amount of gold in each piece is negligible. Value of a single coin is less than $1."

Mexico Gold Fantasy Coin 1865

 

How big (or small) is it?

 

There are tons of them around, all dated 1865 and showing a bust of Emperor Maximillion. They exist in various degrees of detail. I have on that has an "S" mintmark which I have never seen on any others.

pictures not mine

 

Much like @Conder101 mentioned I've seen similar examples that were minted in 8k gold. I have a couple of the other ones in that style, usually they are sealed up like this but not always as sometimes people remove them. I've also seen other examples that were pretty much just junk electroplated.