St. George Utah Temple Trade Dollar

Hey Finn. I'm a resident of St. George and while I haven't seen a token like yours, I can tell you that your information is correct. The temple had to be remodeled and refurbished inside, and was closed during that time. The temple had to be re-dedicated by a high-ranking Mormon official to open the temple once again. I'm sure this was a special event in the city and many Mormons would have attended the dedication ceremony. I think it's unlikely that the tokens were sold, but given to those in attendance. Mormons must pay a tithe of 10% of their income for eligibility to attend the temple, so for occasions like this it would not be uncommon for the church to give mementos and small gifts to those in attendance, rather than asking for more money. Having shops set up for an event like this which you could trade these with shops seems very unlikely, my guess would be it was modeled after a Trade dollar from that time.

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