1/4 (Quarter) Idaho Goldback 24k Gold Foil Note

Choose your edition: 2026 (α) is the Alpha edition; 2026 is the standard, non-Alpha edition. The price is for one note of the selected edition. Photographs show the Alpha edition.

Description

This is the note that created a denomination. Before Idaho, no Goldback series had ever gone below a half — the ¼ was designed here first, and it remains the smallest quantity of physical gold you can buy in a recognisable, handleable format anywhere.

It holds 1/4000 of a troy ounce of 24-carat gold. That is a genuinely tiny amount, and it is the entire point: gold divided finely enough to be given as a gift, handed to a child, or bought as a first piece without a meaningful outlay.

The artwork

The virtue is Justitia, Justice. She holds the scales raised and the sword lowered — the order matters, since judgement should precede force — and wears the blindfold of impartiality.

Idaho is written into the detail rather than the background. The elk and cornucopia from the state seal appear on her belt. A syringa, the state flower, is woven into her hair. A monarch butterfly, the state insect, moves beside her. Behind, Hells Canyon opens out: the deepest river gorge in North America, and a reminder that fairness tends to be forged in demanding places rather than comfortable ones.

Along the bottom: “Judge righteously.”

Who this note suits

The quarter makes a small, personal introduction to Goldbacks. Give it with the story of its artwork, begin an Idaho set or compare its design with quarters from other states.

Make it part of your story

Choose an Idaho note for the story you would enjoy telling someone else. Build around favourite designs, or give one with a few words about why it reminded you of them.

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

Specifications

• Contains 1/4000 oz (0.00025 oz) of .999 fine gold
• Grade: (U) Crisp Unc
• Edition: choose 2026 (α) Alpha or 2026 standard
• Purity: .999
• Manufactured in the USA

The Idaho Series

Idaho introduced the ¼ denomination and was the last full series to include a 100. Each denomination carries its own original artwork and a proportional quantity of 24-carat gold. View all Idaho Goldbacks, read the Idaho collector guide, or browse every Goldback series.