Rare Mormon $20 Gold Coin to Realize Six Figures in GreatCollections Auction

A privately issued 19th century gold coin is among the US rarities certified by Numismatic Guaranty Company® (NGC®) that are currently being offered by GreatCollections.

More than a week before the lot was set to close, bidding had already surpassed $100,000 for an 1849 Mormon $20 graded NGC XF 40 (lot 1637858). Using metal brought by miners from the Gold Rush, coins were struck in several denominations by early members of the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints in Salt Lake City. The $20 coins, which exist only with an 1849 date, made it into circulation months before their federal counterparts, but the Mormon money fell out of favor and much of it was melted. Just seven examples of the $20 are listed in the NGC Census.

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NGC-certified highlights offered by GreatCollections with bidding ending September 1 include:

• an 1870-CC Seated Liberty Silver Dollar graded NGC XF 40 (lot 1639311)
• a 1799 Eagle graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1351129)
• an 1803 Eagle - Large Stars graded NGC AU 53 (lot 1351127)
• an 1852-O Double Eagle graded NGC MS 62 (lot 1130512)
• an 1858-O Double Eagle graded NGC MS 62 and pedigreed to the Horseneck Collection (lot 1130509)
• a Panama-Pacific $50 Octagonal graded NGC MS 63 (lot 1568807)

Other NGC-certified highlights offered by GreatCollections with bidding ending September 8 include:

• a 1917-S Walking Liberty Half Dollar - Obverse Mintmark graded NGC MS 65 (lot 1628407)
• an 1868 Seated Liberty Silver Dollar graded NGC PF 63 (lot 1638123)
• an 1893-S Morgan Dollar graded NGC MS F 12 (lot 1638932)
• a 1911-D Quarter Eagle - Strong D graded NGC MS 62+ (lot 1652764)
• an 1870-S Half Eagle graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1645184)
• an 1866 Eagle - Motto graded NGC AU 55 (lot 1638791)
• an 1864-S Double Eagle graded NGC MS 61 and pedigreed to the S.S. Republic (lot 1645178)

The $ symbol represents US Dollars.