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PCGS Number: 10312 Coin Date: (1861) Denomination (Short): G$5 Denomination (Long): 5 Dollar Gold Variety: Parsons & Co. Variety 2: K-2 Desg: MS Composition: Gold Mintage: 5 known Strike Type: Business Coinage Type: Pioneer & Territorial Gold Coinage Years: 1861 Mint Location: Tarryall Mines, Colorado Edge: Reeded Obverse Description: Six stamp ore crushing mill Jno. PARSON & Co. ~ORO~ Reverse Description: Federal eagle PIKES PEAK GOLD FIVE D. General Notes: The Parsons & Company half eagle obverse is inscribed Jno. PARSON & Co. ~ORO~ around a quartz stamping mill. The reverse depicts a federal eagle, the legend PIKES PEAK GOLD, and the denomination. Today we know of five examples: two of which are impounded at the Smithsonian, one of which was stolen from Willis DuPont in 1967, and the remaining two, both of which grade XF/AU, are privately owned, and on loan to a museum. PCGS #: 10312 NGC ID: EBYD
