10 Dollars, J. J. Conway & Co., United States, 1861
date: label: Date made
content: 1861
name: label: maker
content: J.J. Conway & Co.
notes: label: Description
content: John J. Conway, a jeweler and banker, set up shop in the town of Parkville shortly after the discovery of what seemed to be immense amounts of gold at nearby Georgia Gulch. The dust the miners took out was even purer than its California counterpart, and its appeal to aspiring coiners like Mr. Conway were obvious.
label: Description
content: Conway and his people struck coins in three denominations-quarter eagle, half eagle, and eagle. But their coins got a bad rap in the local press, for supposedly containing less gold than advertised. By the time the Parkville coiners had begun to overcome this bad publicity, the supposedly major strike at Georgia Gulch turned out to be a literal flash in the pan. The Conway mint struck for two months or so, winding up its affairs by the end of September 1861. About seven Conway quarter eagles have survived, as well as three eagles and a half-dozen half eagles, including the one now on display.
label: Location
content: Currently not on view
place: label: place made
content: United States: Colorado
label: place of issue
content: United States: Colorado
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content: Work and Industry: National Numismatic Collection
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content: Coins, Currency and Medals
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: United States Mint
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of American History
identifier: label: ID Number
content: 1985.0441.2231
label: catalog number
content: 1985.0441.2231
label: accession number
content: 1985.0441
objectType: label: Object Name
content: Coin
physicalDescription: label: Physical Description
content: gold (overall metal)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis)
label: Physical Description
content: 0 (overall die axis measurement)
label: Physical Description
content: struck (overall production method)
label: Measurements
content: overall: 27.1 mm; x 1 1/16 in