1 California Goldback Gold Note — 1/1,000 troy oz · 99.9% pure 24k gold
The anchor denomination of the California series, and the note most people buy first.
Each note holds exactly 1/1,000 of a troy ounce of .9999 fine 24k gold, physically embedded through a patented vacuum deposition process that took over 20 years to develop. You are not buying a certificate or a fund. This is gold you can hold, spend at 2,000+ merchants, or save.
Like all small-denomination physical gold, Goldbacks carry a premium over raw spot price. That premium pays for the precision manufacturing that makes spendable fractional gold possible at this scale, and no one else has mastered the process. It also reflects real utility: this gold circulates rather than sitting in a vault. Goldbacks have appreciated an average of ~14.47% annually since their 2019 launch.
The 1 California Goldback carries the virtue Diligentia, diligence, drawn as a female prospector. She kneels in the waters of Sutter's Mill in Coloma, panning the river with a gold nugget already in her hand. Under UV light more nuggets glimmer beneath the surface. The scene captures the 1848 discovery that ignited the California Gold Rush, and behind her stands the grizzly bear from California's state flag, a reminder of the frontier spirit that still defines the Golden State. The enduring principle along the bottom reads "Diligence is the mother of good luck."
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