I TOOK THIS TO A JEWELER HE SAY THAT IN ALL OF HIS IN JEWELRY REPAIR HE HAD NOT SEEN GOLD TURN SO BLACK . THAT IT WAS ROLL-GOLD (DIAMOND EXCHANGE) THEN I TOLD HIM THAT IT WAS 19 -20 INCH IN THE GROUND AT A CIVIL WAR CAMP SITE. O LOOK AT THE PENNY SHOT IN THE HEAD ! THANKS FOR LOOKING 1954STREEROD