10 Dollars, (Utah-Mormon) United States, 1849
10 Dollars, (Utah-Mormon) United States, 1849
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- Description (Brief)
- One (1) 10 dollar coin, Mormon
- United States, 1849
- Obverse Image: Emblem of the Mormon priesthood, All-Seeing Eye beneath.
- Obverse Text: TO / THE / LORD / HOLINESS
- Reverse Image: Clasped hands, denomination, date.
- Reverse Text: PURE / GOLD / TEN / DOLLARS / 1849
- Description
- Produced at the mint established by the Mormons in Salt Lake City, Utah. Obverse: Emblem of the Mormon priesthood, All-Seeing Eye beneath. Reverse: Clasped hands, denomination, date. Eagles with these designs were probably the first coins struck at the mint established by the Mormons. They were made from unalloyed gold, and no more than ten are known. The source of their metal was California. Mormon miners brought the gold home with them in the form of dust when they returned to Utah.
- Location
- Currently not on view
- Object Name
- coin
- date made
- 1849
- maker
- Mormon Mint
- place of issue
- United States: Utah, Salt Lake City
- Physical Description
- gold (overall metal)
- 0 (overall die axis)
- 0 (overall die axis measurement)
- struck (overall production method)
- Measurements
- overall: 27.2 mm; 1 1/16 in
- ID Number
- 1985.0441.2219
- catalog number
- 1985.0441.2219
- accession number
- 1985.0441
- Credit Line
- Government Transfer: US DOTT, USM
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- Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
- Coins, Currency and Medals
- Data Source
- National Museum of American History
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