Existing comment:
$10, $5, and $2.50 gold coins
1849
made at the Mormon Mint, Salt Lake City, Utah
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints founded a private mint in 1848-49. The gold coins made there used gold dust brought back to Utah by Mormons who had followed the Gold Rush to California. Images on the coins include an emblem of the Mormon priesthood with an all-seeing eye beneath, and clasped hands of friendship. |