Mormon gold issues used California gold and distinctive religious or territorial symbols to provide money in the isolated Great Salt Lake community.

Two types and 19 rows span 1849–1860 originals, denominations, and later uniface restrikes or trial pieces.

Core specifications

Issue period
1849–1860
Catalog mints
Not stated
Reported catalog mintage
Not reported
Composition
Not stated
Diameter
Not stated
Weight
Not stated

Local gold for an isolated economy

Distance from federal mints made local monetization attractive to Utah settlers.

Design and fineness changed over the short series, while later restrikes complicate a simple date checklist.

Obverse, reverse, and the details that identify the type

Confirm the major design, date, and mint mark before studying smaller die differences.

The main portrait and date

Clasped hands, an eye, date, initials, or a lion appear depending on the issue period.

Denomination, subject, and mint mark

HOLINESS TO THE LORD, G.S.L.C.P.G., denomination, and beehive-related symbols identify major types.

Representative issues that explain the series

Separate originals, trials, and uniface restrikes, then verify denomination and die family.

Issue catalog

1849 $2.50 Mormon1849 $5 Mormon1849 $10 Mormon1849 $20 Mormon1850 $5 Mormon1860 $5 Mormon1849 $2.50 Mormon, Copper Uniface RestrikeND $2.50 Mormon, Copper Uniface RestrikeND $2.50 Mormon, White Metal Uniface RestrikeND $5 Mormon, Uniface Silver Restrike1849 $5 Mormon, Copper Uniface RestrikeND $5 Mormon, Copper Uniface Restrike1850 $5 Mormon, Copper Uniface Restrike(1897-8) $5 Mormon, Uniface Copper Reverse1860 $5 Mormon, Copper Uniface Restrike(1897-8) $10 Mormon, Uniface Copper Reverse1849 $10 Mormon, Copper Uniface RestrikeND $10 Mormon, Copper Uniface RestrikeND $20 Mormon, Copper Uniface Restrike

From one type coin to a complete catalog

  • One representative coin: Choose one problem-free, readable example and learn the size, edge, and major design.
  • Major-type set: Use one coin per major design to show changes in artwork, composition, or production.
  • Dates and mints: Work through the issue catalog by date and mint, defining special finishes separately.

A note on catalog records

This page uses 19 issue records, 0 modeled varieties, and currently reported mintages; unknown values remain unknown.

Sources

  1. Utah Mormon Twenty Dollars, 1849 — Smithsonian National Museum of American History
  2. Three Gold Rarities That Escaped the Melting Pot — Smithsonian National Museum of American History
  3. Mormon Gold (Utah) category reference — PCGS CoinFacts