California Gold Mines A.D. 1850 0

[Justin Casey]

Any idea on worth of this piece?  Saw a few sites with different information.  

[Greenstang]

Welcome to the Forum

Hard to tell when you don't supply pictures or even give the denomination.

Going to need to see pictures of both sides as there were a lot of counterfeits made of the California gold coins.

[Justin Casey]

Sorry about that.  Thought they uploaded.  

[JKK]

Can't tell anything from those. They look like brass, not gold. Willing to give them another look if you can provide upright-rotated, better-cropped, sharper and better lit photos.

[Justin Casey]

[Justin Casey]

[JKK]

Judging by this thread, it might be gilt copper. That doesn't mean it doesn't have value, but does suggest it's not gold. I'm not a token expert. I found a couple sold listings on Ebenezer for $350-375, both clearly labeled as brass and someone paid that kind of money for it. Might be a nice find.

[Greenstang]

That is known as a Dancing Bears Counting Token and is made of brass. They were used as a counting piece instead of 20 dollar gold pieces. They may have also been used as gaming pieces. It is fairly rare and as JKK stated, could be worth over $300.00 depending on grade. 

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