Be Careful; British Columbia (Canada) Gold

More than 5 years ago now, when I first started on Numista, I was trying to identify the following......



(I'm actually quite surprised I still have pictures on my 3rd computer since then).

I sometimes see these sold for hundreds of dollars (often graded by the same TPG) and I cringe. Heads Up, these are not coins but jewelry pieces. My example was probably made in the 1960's. Here's where my research led me.....

http://www.calgoldcoin.com/

I'll let you decide if it is collectible or not.

In about 2016-2017, I saw a number of pieces of this sort on eBay and wondered what they were. I came across the page you mention (fellow Numista readers: follow Peter's link and then click on "non California gold token guide" on the left) and got to now that they were neither coins nor trade or currency tokens.

Here is the original article (1990) in the Brasher Bulletin.