Expert: PAPAJACK - 9/18/2009

Question
Hello, I have a a Pasons & CO. Assayers COL.Twenty DOLS. and on the back is says Carat 18 1/2  DWT 25 6/10 I was 9yrs.old and I was playing along the Delaware River in New Jersey. I seen what I thought was an Indian Arrow Head which It was. I started digging where i found the arrow head an began finding more Indian Artifacts in that location and other locations where i found the first arrow head.When I was searching in this one area it was like clay dirt and when i was digging I found a ball of this clay dirt. I broke open the dirt and this Twenty Dollar Gold Piece came out of the ball of dirt where i was digging at. At that time I found alot of Indian Artifacts which I still have today and I'am 51yrs. old. I was going through some of my things i kept as a child and came across this Tweny Dollar Gold Piece. My question is to you would this Tweny Dollar Gold Bar be worth any thing? I never check this out until now because I found today and figure I would go on the Internat and I found your website.If you can give me any information about this Twenty Gold Bar. Regaurds, Robert

Answer
Hello Robert,               


Hello Robert,      

This sounds like a replica piece I will do more research if you send an image but there are many re-productions. I will have to look up. So many of these coins and bars have been replicated over time and even the provenance and history of some original bars and ingots have been argued about between hands on experts.

Here are some sites on pioneer gold. It has references mentioned you can look for. Like Private Gold of the United States" by Donald H. Kagin

http://www.coinfacts.com/pioneer_gold/parsons_co/parsons_co_gold_coins.htm

Below is a site you should get an answer back from. I think Don is the best man in the field and has competent people working for him.  
Please send as much information and any images concerning your piece you have when you get in touch with them.
http://www.kagins.com/

If it is valuable they can advise you on where it can be further authenticated.

Sorry I cannot be of more help at this time.

Thank You and Good Luck

PapaJack