(1861) G$5 Parsons & Co. K-2

Coin / United States of America / G$5 / John Parsons & Company / 1861 / Tarryall Mines, Colorado

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.

Country United States of America
Year 1861
Serie John Parsons & Company
Denomination G$5
Mint Tarryall Mines, Colorado