Description Goldbacks make their way to the Southwest with the launch of the Arizona Goldback Series. This collection honors the wide-ranging history of Arizona, reflecting the region’s transformation from the time of Spanish discovery and Mexican rule to its recognition as an American state. Today, 5 Arizona Goldback Gold Notes are available. Note Highlights: Come with protective currency sleeves! Issued in the new Arizona Goldback Series! Unique design for the 5 Arizona denomination! Contains 1/200 troy oz of .9999 pure gold. The obverse captures a design commemorating the O.K. Corral. Please bear in mind that Goldbacks are NOT US legal tender. UV security elements are present on the reverse. The design of the 5 Arizona Goldback recalls the infamous gunfight at the O.K. Corral in Tombstone, Arizona. Founded in 1877 after prospector Ed Schieffelin discovered silver in the harsh southeastern Arizona desert, Tombstone epitomizes the wild, lawless mythology of the American Old West, living up to its ominous name during a decade of spectacular boom and violence. At its peak in the early 1880s, this “Town Too Tough to Die” boasted over 10,000 residents, more than 100 saloons, numerous gambling halls and theaters, and frequent conflicts between lawmen and outlaw cowboys that culminated in the legendary Gunfight at the O.K. Corral. All 5 Arizona Goldback Gold Notes are available in protective currency sleeves. The 5 Goldback denomination is a staple of the Goldback Series and has been offered for each state-focused series since Goldbacks were first introduced. For the obverse of 5 Arizona Goldback Gold Notes, you’ll find the female gunfighter is shown in the streets of Tombstone with fresh smoke rising from the muzzle of her pistol. On October 26, 1881, a thirty-second gunfight in a vacant lot near Tombstone’s O.K. Corral pitted the Earp brothers—Wyatt, Virgil, and Morgan—along with Doc Holliday against the Clanton-McLaury faction in a confrontation that would become the most famous shootout in American Western history.
