1849 $5 Mormon MS(PCGS#10262)

1849 $5 Mormon MS (PCGS#10262)

Spring 2025 Showcase Auction U.S. Coins

详细说明: This handsome example has much to offer today's discerning gold collectors in a Mormon $5. Warm honey-gold color is seen on both sides, along with tinges of pale olive that are reserved for isolated viewing angles. Faint remnants of a frosty to modestly semi-reflective finish are also worthy of note. Universally bold in detail, light rub and wispy handling marks are all that remain from a fairly short stint in commerce.<p>The first of what would eventually be three Mormon $5 gold issues, most examples of the 1849 were lost through melting after making their way beyond the borders of the Great Salt Lake Valley. Writing in the important reference <em>America's Golden Age: Private & Pioneer Gold Coins of the United States 1786-1862</em> (2023), Don Kagin and David McCarthy account for "somewhat more than 150 examples in private hands." This is actually a generous total by Mormon gold standards, but the extant population is still unable to meet current (to say nothing of future) demand from specialized collectors. The offered coin will certainly see spirited bidding.