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PCGS Number: 10165 Coin Date: (1861) Denomination (Short): G$5 Denomination (Long): 5 Dollar Gold Variety: J.J. Conway & Co. Variety 2: K-2 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: 5 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Private & Pioneer Gold Coinage Years: 1861 Mint Location: Georgia Gulch, Colorado Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: J.J. CONWAY & CO. * BANKERS * thirteen stars around Reverse Description: PIKES PEAK * 5 * DOLL’S General Notes: Today, there are five known Conway $5s, two of which reside in the Smithsonian Institution, and two others, which are privately owned but pledged to a museum. The remaining specimen was stolen from Willis Dupont in 1967 and has not been recovered. A single 20th century forgery – struck over an 1845 federal half eagle – is known today. PCGS #: 10165 NGC ID: 6J4S
