1 Oklahoma Goldback | Aurum Gold Foil Note (24k)

Description

More than 50,000 people took part in the Land Run of 1889, each riding for a 160-acre claim. The 1 Oklahoma puts one of them at full gallop and names the virtue Perseverance.

The artwork

The virtue is Perseverantia. A young pioneer woman rides forward across the open plains, holding a land stake embroidered with the word Perseverantia — her claim on a new beginning. Her saddle is etched “The Sooner State”.

Behind her the run keeps coming, riders and wagons at speed over the grassland. The setting is filled in with Oklahoma's own detail:

• The Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, the state bird, in the air above the riders.
• Purple Coneflowers blooming beneath the galloping hooves.
• Blue Wild Indigos through the same stretch of prairie.

The pairing is deliberate: the land and the people who settled it were both tested, and both came through. Along the bottom sits 2 Timothy 4:7, inscribed as “I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”

Who this note suits

The 1 is the base unit of the whole Goldback system and the usual place to start. It holds 1/1000 of a troy ounce of 24-carat gold, and it is the denomination most people buy first, give as a small gift, or use to anchor a state set before filling in the rest.

The trade-off is the one every small denomination carries. At 1/1000 oz the metal value is tiny, so the premium over the gold price is high in percentage terms. You are paying for the artwork, the format and the making of it. If your aim is the most gold for your money, a Britannia, a Sovereign or a cast bar will beat this comfortably.

Make it part of your story

A family story, a shared journey or a favourite detail can be the reason to choose Oklahoma. Compare the designs and make a collection that reflects what matters to you.

The price includes artwork and manufacture as well as gold. Condition and collector demand can affect resale.

Specifications

• Contains 1/1000 troy oz (0.001 oz) of 24-carat gold.
• Grade: (U) Crisp Uncirculated
• Metal content: 0.001 troy oz
• Purity: .999
• Thickness: 0.10 mm
• Size: 6.5 cm x 11.7 cm (2.56 in x 4.62 in)
• Manufactured in the USA.

The Oklahoma Series

Each denomination carries its own original artwork and a proportional quantity of 24-carat gold. View all Oklahoma Goldbacks, read the Oklahoma collector guide, or browse every Goldback series.