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“Golden” Days of Summer

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Sometimes you find precious metals.

Sometimes precious metals find you.

I got a package this week! From a company called Apmex. If you haven’t heard of Apmex, they are an online dealer of gold, silver and platinum. Now for me an order from Apmex usually means silver coins.

But this time was different...

Sometimes your friends find precious metals for you.

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Have you ever heard of Goldbacks?

Well, I hadn’t until THIS post from @summertooth. OH WAIT!!! I lie. I had never heard of Goldbacks, until THESE messages from @summertooth.

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GOLDBACKS!

Goldbacks are GOLD bills you can actually spend at the store! Each bill, though assigned a denomination, is literally worth its weight in gold.

When @summertooth first showed me Goldbacks I was really drawn to the images on each bill. So being the copycat/follower I am, I had to get my own! In the end I ordered two bills, the one and ten.

One Goldback contains 1/1000 Troy Ounce of 24K gold. 😍 The image on this bill is Prudentia, the personification of wisdom and foresight. Each Goldback features a female image representing a different virtue. These women also represent different eras in the history of Utah. The female on the one is Native American, a nod members of the Ute, Paiute, Navajo, Iroquois and Goshute tribes that live within Utah’s borders. Source

The next denomination in my order was this 10 Goldback. The 10 contains 1/100 Troy Ounce of 24K gold. And it is BIGGER than the one! (More gold, more size! 😄) The image on the 10 is Justitia, as portrayed by a woman in 19th century dress.

In her left hand she wields the sword of Justice to signify that justice is served only after fair judgment is made. In her right hand, Justice holds the balance scales. Finally, she is blindfolded to show that true justice is blind and served with unbiased faith. Source

Look at the backs!

The camera doesn’t capture it great, but look how you can sort of see an etching of the bill’s image on the back. Plus, the backs are soooooooo shiny. These are my first gold pieces and I love that they are so unique and funky.

Thanks for spreading your Goldback enthusiasm @summertooth!

Have a great week folks! 💛 dfinney