Doug Ewell wrote:
> Indeed, it appeared as the sole script on a beautiful $5 gold coin issued in
> 1860 by a private mint in Salt Lake City that was owned and operated by
> Brigham Young. The coin is listed in the respected "Guide Book of U.S.
> Coins," along with earlier Mormon gold pieces that were issued before the
> invention of the Deseret alphabet.
>
The coin in question is quite rare and valuable. It's also listed
in (Krause) Standard Catalog of World Coins. The pictures
in both Yeoman and Krause are a bit blurry, but the inscription
appears to say "holiness to the lord".
Using the ConScript encoding, .
Best regards,
James Kass.
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