10 Arizona Goldback - Alpha Edition (α) | Aurum Gold Foil Note (24k)

Description

The 10th Cavalry on the 10 Goldback is no coincidence. This denomination is given over to the Buffalo Soldiers who served at Fort Huachuca in southern Arizona.

The artwork

The virtue is Virtus — Valor. The regiment it honours patrolled the frontier, protected settlers and built a great deal of the infrastructure that opened the territory to everyone who came after.

A rider carries the flag at the centre of the design, standing for courage, excellence and honour held on to under pressure — pressure that frequently came from the country these men were serving.

The inscription reads: “Let hardship forge you, not harden you.” It is the sharpest line in the Arizona series. The valor being described is not one moment of bravery but the longer decision to keep serving well in conditions that would have excused bitterness.

This is an Alpha Edition note, identified by the small α symbol beside the mintage date on the note itself — not by the serial number.

Who this note suits

The 10 holds 1/100 of a troy ounce of 24-carat gold, ten times the 1 and the point in the series where the premium per gram becomes noticeably more sensible. For collectors who want real gold weight in a note rather than a token amount, this is usually the denomination to reach for.

It is also a considered gift rather than a novelty one. The subject carries weight, which suits marking something that matters.

Set against that: the Alpha premium sits on top of the standard Goldback premium, and Alpha designation buys you first-production status and collector demand, not extra metal. Anyone buying purely on gold per pound should be looking at a Britannia, a Sovereign or a bar instead.

Make it part of your story

Arizona’s designs give you several ways to make the collection personal: a place, a memory, a virtue or a story to share. Begin with the one you want to look at again.

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

Specifications

• Contains 1/100 troy oz (0.01 oz) of 24-carat gold.
• Grade: (U) Crisp Uncirculated
• Edition: Alpha (α)
• Metal content: 0.01 troy oz
• Purity: .999
• Thickness: 0.10 mm
• Size: 6.5 cm x 14.28 cm (2.56 in x 5.625 in)
• Manufactured in the USA.

The Arizona Series

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