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WEEK #266 - COINSIDER THIS.....

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QUESTION:

 

What do the initials "G.S.L.C.P.G." signify on an American Coin?

 

Good Luck!

 

Our first place winner will receive a signed copy of "The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels Second Edition" by David W. Lange. There will also be a runner up prize given to a randomly selected player with the correct answer.

 

REMINDER: The Numisma-Quest ends on Saturday at midnight EST. Entries after that time will not be valid. See the Trivia info post for more details.

 

When you post your answer, only the administrators an see it . Stop back this Monday. We will make all the posts visible and announce the winners.

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Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold, which may have been true but I believe the coins were underweight and hence wound up largely melted.

 

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The elements on the reverse of this piece, however, do pay literal tribute to coinage made by what was once a small adobe building in Great Salt Lake City known as the Deseret Mint (1848-1851). The most notable emblem missing from the $20 piece is the three-pointed Phrygian crown/miter. Types churned out by the Mint include the 1849 “Pure Gold” 10 Dollars (its issuance actually began in 1848), the 1849 “G.S.L.C.P.G.” (Great Salt Lake City Pure Gold) 2½, 5, 20 Dollars, the 1850 “G.S.L.C.P.G.” 5 Dollars, and the 1860 “Deseret Assay Office Pure Gold” 5 Dollars. Because the early Mormons yearned for a convenient medium of exchange, these pioneers minted their own coins out of necessity.

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QUESTION:

 

What do the initials "G.S.L.C.P.G." signify on an American coin?

 

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Great Salt Lake Company Pure Gold, on the Mormon Coins.

 

Congratulations to our 1st place winner dan8402! You will receive a signed copy of "The Complete Guide to Buffalo Nickels Second Edition" by David Lange.

 

Congratulations to our runner up winner Dominator6t9, you will be receiving a display box.

 

Thanks for playing this weeks Numisma-Quest. Dont forget to stop by for this weeks PMG question

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