1849 $2.50 Mormon AU58+ Certification #45379129, PCGS #10259
Owner's Comments
Expert Comments
Ron Guth
The obverse abbreviation "G.S.L.C.P.G." stands for "Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold". However, an assay of the various Mormon gold issues performed at the United States Mint in 1850 showed the coins to be underweight and debased. The gold for these coins came not from Salt Lake City, nor anywhere else in Utah, but from the gold fields of California!
Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Private Gold Coins And Patterns Of The United States" by Donald H. Kagin, PhD
"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen
Condition Census Learn More
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#1 MS63 PCGS grade
Riverboat Collection - Heritage 4/2014:5453, $235,000 |
| #2 MS61 PCGS grade |
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#3 AU58+ PCGS grade
Ex Jack Klausen |
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#4 AU58 PCGS grade
Riverboat Collection - Heritage 4/2014:5451, $64,625 |
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#4 AU58 estimated grade
Riverboat Collection - Heritage 4/2014:5452, $111,625 |