bobh Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Anybody here an expert on this extremely rare series? Mormon $5 gold, 1850 The fact that it was advertised as having jewelry mount removal (German: "Fassungsspur") would make me inclined to think it might be ... Price realized: €7,800 (almost $10,000 -- or even more with 15% buyer's fee) (Now how in the world did this end up in Leipzig, of all places???) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Saor Alba Posted September 8, 2010 Report Share Posted September 8, 2010 Unfortunately their coins were fairly poorly struck - and the metallurgy left something to be desired too - which is why they fairly quickly dropped out of circulation. For those factors - determination of authenticity would thence involve a spectro-analysis of the metallurgy of the coin to determine it's diagnostics. If the piece were indeed authentic I would question it being auctioned in Europe and not in the USA where it would attract considerably more interests especially with LDS church members that are also collectors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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