$20 Deseret Assay Office 1860 Utah Territory Gold Ingot

Obverse Text: PRESENTED TO P.E. CONNOR GEN. U.S. FORT DOUGLAS UTAH TERRITORY

Reverse Text: HOLINESS TO THE LORD / DESERET ASSAY OFFICE / PURE GOLD

Measurements: 4.2 cm x 1.8 cm x .2 cm; 1 21/32 in x 23/32 in x 3/32 in

Ingot has a clear hole in it in a central position as to be worn as a pendant, not necessarily drilled.

Donated to the Smithsonian Institution from the Josiah K. Lilly Jr. collection.

See: https://americanhistory.si.edu/collections/nmah_1102422