Lot 1138
1860 Mormon $5 Gold. PCGS graded AU-50. Struck under the authority of the Deseret Assay Office and issued by the authority of the Mormon Church in Utah. Only 9 have been graded this high, with 14 graded higher for this date. Well struck for the issue, with full details on most of the lion and the bee hive on the reverse. Only a bit of wear on the high points, and this coin may be undergraded. Mormon gold is especially popular for its design motifs and is widely collected along with the California issues and others. An impressive coin that will no doubt please any collector.
Estimated Value $15,000 - 20,000.
Purchased from Abner Kreisberg as "Unc. a gem".
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| Realized $24,150 |
