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1860 Mormon 5 Dollar Gold MS K-6 Values
Details
The 1860 Mormon half eagle obverse features a crouching lion and the motto HOLINESS TO THE LORD written in the Desert alphabet. The reverse depicts a beehive and eagle at its center with the denomination 5.D and the legend DESERET ASSAY OFFICE PURE GOLD around the periphery. Despite its low mintage, there are around three to four dozen Lion and Beehive $5s known today, and it is the most readily available Mormon gold coin in mint state.
Obverse: Lion crouching HOLINESS TO THE LORD in Deseret Alphabet 1860
Reverse: Eagle clutching a branch and arrows behind Beehive before DESERET ASSAY OFFICE PURE GOLD 5.D.
Mint & Coinage Details
Mint Location:
Salt Lake City, Utah
Mintage:
Approx. 40–50 known
Coinage Type:
Private & Pioneer Gold
Coinage Years:
1849-1860
Composition:
Gold
Varieties and Classification
Variety:
Mormon
Variety 2:
K-6
Rarity:
R-5
Physical Characteristics
Strike Type:
Business
Coin Shape:
Round
Design Details
Designer:
Dougal Brown, James Madison Barlow
Obverse Lettering:
HOLINESS TO THE LORD (Deseret Alphabet)
Obverse Designer:
Dougal Brown, James Madison Barlow
Reverse Lettering:
DESERET ASSAY OFFICE PURE GOLD 5.D.
Reverse Designer:
Dougal Brown, James Madison Barlow
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