1849 Mormon 20 Dollar Gold MS K-4 Values

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Mormon Gold Pieces: Salt Lake City, Utah (1849–1860)

1849 Mormon 20 Dollar Gold MS K-4 Values

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1849 Mormon 20 Dollar Gold MS K-4 Values

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The Mormon $20 has the distinction of being the first coin of the denomination struck in the United States. Records indicate a mintage of 1,000 pieces in 1849. Today, there are approximately two dozen examples in private hands, most of which grade VF or XF. An example grading AU with original surfaces would be in the lower condition census, and only two or three pieces are known in mint state.

Obverse: Eye and Cap HOLINESS.TO.THE.LORD.

Reverse: Clasped Hands 1849 G.S.L.C.P.G TWENTY.DOLLARS

Basic Information

GSID:

11834

Coin Date:

1849

Denomination:

G$20 / 20 Dollar Gold

Designation:

MS

Mint & Coinage Details

Mint Location:

Salt Lake City, Utah

Mintage:

1,000

Coinage Type:

Private & Pioneer Gold

Coinage Years:

1849-1860

Composition:

Gold

Varieties and Classification

Variety:

Mormon

Variety 2:

K-4

Rarity:

R-6

Physical Characteristics

Strike Type:

Business

Coin Shape:

Round

Design Details

Designer:

John Kay

Obverse Lettering:

HOLINESS.TO.THE.LORD.

Obverse Designer:

John Kay

Reverse Lettering:

1849 G.S.L.C.P.G TWENTY.DOLLARS

Reverse Designer:

John Kay

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