MisterSilver
Full Member
In the Offical Red Book, a guide book of US Coins, on page 376, they mention California Gold coins of 20 and 50 Dollars made in 1855, with a picture that is different than yours, it's a 50 Dollar Gold Coin, but it has the S.M.V. which the book states means Standard Mint Value. Because of the Gold Rush in 1949, there was plenty of gold in California to make Gold Coins. The book talkes about two 1855 TWENTY DOLLAR coins one worth up to $400,000, and the other worth up to $100,000.00 at the top of page 377.
Maybe you should check it out?
I have, it turned out to be a token. Made of the same metals as the Presidential Dollars.