1861 Conway Five Dollar - Ornate 5
Strike TypeCoin Details
Auction Record
- Price realized
- $100,000
- Sold
- Grade
- EF45
- Auction house
- Bowers & Ruddy
Description
This is the undated J. J. Conway & Co. five-dollar gold piece with the ornate numeral 5. J. J. Conway & Co. struck two-and-a-half, five and ten-dollar gold pieces at Georgia Gulch in 1861; Raymond places the firm at Parkville, at the mouth of the gulch. Like the Parsons pieces, the coins are undated. NGC lists pieces with and without the numeral 5; Raymond gives a weight of 140 grains. Catalogue number: K-2. PCGS number 10165.
Cross References
K-2
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