1850 $5 Mormon XF45 认证号06334935, PCGS号10265

Great looking territorial gold from Salt Lake City. Nice original surfaces. Ex: 2/2007 Heritage Auction - John Jay Pittman (David Akers, 10/1997) - A.H. Baldwin & Son, London (3/24/1954) (The King Farouk sale)

Ron Guth

The obverse abbreviation "G.S.L.C.P.G." on these coins stands for "Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold".  However, an assay of the various Mormon gold issues performed at the United States Mint in 1850 showed the coins to be underweight and debased.  The gold for these coins came not from Salt Lake City, nor anywhere else in Utah, but from the gold fields of California!

Sources and/or recommended reading:
"Private Gold Coins And Patterns Of The United States" by Donald H. Kagin, PhD

"Walter Breen's Complete Encyclopedia Of U.S. And Colonial Coins" by Walter Breen