How can I get ahold of some "mormon currency"for collecting purposes or other Mormon collectibles?

Question

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Answer 1

When the mormon settlers settled Utah, they ran out of cash, because of their isolation, and the grievances with the US Government. Handwritten 'script' was introduced to replace the coinage that was being depleted.

There's and article form the Salt Lake Trib:
http://historytogo.utah.gov/salt_lake_tribune/in_another_time/032695.html
Mormon and Utah Coin and Currency book by Alvin E. Rust is another source of info.
eBay has Mormon Money up for auction.

Answer 2

The Mormon's did indeed have gold coin that they minted themselves. The mint was inaugurated late in 1849 and they minted $2 1/2, $5, $10 & $20 coins, a 1850 $5 coin as well as an 1860 $5 coin. The also used other finanical devices as script, IOU's as well as forms of checks. The coins are quite rare and sell in the $60,000 range and mostly up. A nice example at $300,000 would not be uncommon and may be even higher today. The Mormons are a tight nit group and I bet a lot of the coins and paper items are being held by them. I helped a Mormon here in New Hampshire a couple of years ago, get a copy of a $20 gold coin. I also saw on Yahoo auctions copies of the Mormon gold coins being offered for sale a few weeks ago. Most private gold coins no matter who minted them in the 1850's are pricy.

Answer 3

I really have no idea as to what you could get as far as Mormon currency, collectibles or other memorabilia is concerned.

I can only tell you about what one person I know did. This one is easy:

At the Salt Lake City airport duty free shop, buy some cigars and American cigarettes. American cigarettes seem to be considered as some sort of luxury item in Canada. Only if you buy them in Salt Lake City, you can call them Mormon cigars or Mormon cigarettes. You can offer them to people, or if you have a lot of self-restraint you can save them or collect them.

Answer 4

There is some paper currency floating around for sale. Watch out that you don't get the stuff that Mark Hoffmann created.
That is a forgery.
If you mean the currency of the BOM, that is a whole other ballgame. None of that exists.

Answer 5

never heard of Mormon currency? or Mormon Collectibles, not sure where you'd find any thing considered "Mormon"

Answer 6

I would try Rust Coins in Salt Lake City Utah or other rare coin dealers in Utah. I would also try antique shops.

Answer 7

You might find some from the Kirtland anti-banking safety society or whatever it was called, but I wouldn't know where to look.