Mormon gold coinage explained
The Mormon gold coinage consisted of privately-issued tokens which the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints struck from 1848 to 1860.[1] They were issued in $2.50, $5, $10, and $20 denominations.[2]
The first coins were minted in 1848 in Salt Lake City, with gold found at Mormon Island, California. About 4000 coins were made before Utah Territory governor Alfred Cumming ordered production to cease in 1861.[3]
Some coins had an inscription in the Deseret alphabet: ("Holiness to the Lord").[4]
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Notes and References
- News: Gikes . Paul . Mormon gold coin surfaces from half century in box . Coin World. 9 September 2021 . 17 June 2016.
- News: McCord . Keith . Rare Mormon coins bring in millions of dollars at auction . 9 September 2021 . . 25 April 2014.
- Web site: Williams . Carter . Looking back at 'Mormon Gold' coins, other historical Utah currencies . . 25 August 2016. 9 September 2021 . 25 August 2016.
- Flack . Dora D. . The Deseret Alphabet . . The Friend. 9 September 2021 . July 1985.
