{"product_id":"1-oklahoma-goldback","title":"1 Oklahoma Goldback | Aurum Gold Foil Note (24k)","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"1 Oklahoma Goldback artwork showing a pioneer woman on horseback during the 1889 Land Run\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/description-web_95f36107-ebfa-4f28-a7ed-71b9b80976f9.png?v=1763378485\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eMore 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eThe artwork\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe virtue is \u003cem\u003ePerseverantia\u003c\/em\u003e. A young pioneer woman rides forward across the open plains, holding a land stake embroidered with the word \u003cem\u003ePerseverantia\u003c\/em\u003e — her claim on a new beginning. Her saddle is etched \u003cstrong\u003e“The Sooner State”\u003c\/strong\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eBehind her the run keeps coming, riders and wagons at speed over the grassland. The setting is filled in with Oklahoma's own detail:\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThe Scissor-tailed Flycatcher, the state bird, in the air above the riders.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurple Coneflowers blooming beneath the galloping hooves.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eBlue Wild Indigos through the same stretch of prairie.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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 \u003cstrong\u003e“I have finished the race, I have kept the faith.”\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eWho this note suits\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eThe 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003eUK buyer notes\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eYard Mint supplies Goldbacks from UK stock. They are treated as VAT-exempt investment-gold wafers, so there is no VAT to add at checkout.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eGoldbacks are not UK legal tender. They can be bought, owned, sold, collected and voluntarily exchanged where both parties agree, but no UK business is required to accept one. They also do not share the Capital Gains Tax exemption that applies to Britannias and post-1837 Sovereigns, which are sterling currency. VAT and CGT are separate questions with different answers.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eResale depends on the gold price, the condition of the note and buyer demand at the time. A collector premium is not guaranteed.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eThis is general information, not personal tax or investment advice. Tax treatment depends on current rules and individual circumstances.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003ch3\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"Specifications\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/Specifications-web_e04482a3-4295-4646-876c-2729f5de3638.png?v=1763378485\"\u003e\u003c\/h3\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eContains 1\/1000 troy oz (0.001 oz) of 24-carat gold.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eGrade: (U) Crisp Uncirculated\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eMetal content: 0.001 troy oz\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003ePurity: .999\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eThickness: 0.10 mm\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eSize: 6.5 cm x 11.7 cm (2.56 in x 4.62 in)\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eManufactured in the USA.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cimg alt=\"The full Oklahoma Goldback series shown side by side\" src=\"https:\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/Oklahoma_1_d1a79e40-73c6-4070-81e6-e1a8ce34bde8.jpg?v=1763378485\"\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003chr\u003e\n\u003ch4\u003eThe Oklahoma Series\u003c\/h4\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eEach denomination carries its own original artwork and a proportional quantity of 24-carat gold. \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/oklahoma-goldbacks\"\u003eView all Oklahoma Goldbacks\u003c\/a\u003e, read the \u003ca href=\"\/blogs\/insights\/oklahoma-goldbacks-uk-collector-guide\"\u003eOklahoma collector guide\u003c\/a\u003e, or \u003ca href=\"\/collections\/goldbacks\"\u003ebrowse every Goldback series\u003c\/a\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"The Yard Mint","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":52049519280466,"sku":"GBOK01","price":6.88,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/1015\/8833\/6978\/files\/Oklahoma1_Front_2025.png?v=1763378557","url":"https:\/\/yardmint.com\/products\/1-oklahoma-goldback","provider":"The Yard Mint","version":"1.0","type":"link"}