AFFORDABLE GOLD COINS
TINY GOLD COIN OF
TRAVANCORE


This
tiny (9mm) gold Fannam is from the Indian Princely state of
Travancore. Travancore is located in the south-western corner
of India. The coin is attributed to the Rama Varma V
who reigned from 1880 to 1885. A botanist, the king
introduced the cultivation of tapioca and rubber to
Travancore. The design of the coin features a series of lines
and dots. One side supposedly represents a lion, the other a
boar. The coins are small enough that they could be carried
in a person's mouth. If attacked by robbers they could be
swallowed, and retrieved a day or two later.
Item TRAVANCORE-30 TRAVANCORE GOLD FANNAM
ca.1881 KM30 XF-AU
$39.00
INEXPENSIVE OLD GOLD
COIN OF THE SHOGUNS OF JAPAN

The Gold 2 Shu (Nishu) was minted from 1860 until 1869. It was one of
the last coins issued by the once powerful Shoguns who ruled Japan
until 1867. The rectangular coin is
approximately 11.5mm x 6.5mm and struck in an alloy of 23% gold, 77%
silver. Despite being over 150 years old it is one of the
least expensive gold coins available
to collectors today.
Item
JP-AU2SHU JAPAN GOLD 2 SHU
(1860-69) VF $85.00
RECTANGULAR
GOLD COIN FROM THE MEIJI
RESTORATION OF JAPAN 

This rectangular gold 2 Bu (Ni Bu)
was minted in Japan from 1867 to 1869. It was one of the first coins of
the Meiji Restoration. The Meiji Restoration overthew the highly
traditional and once powerful Shogun warlords and restored the Emperor
as the center of the Japanese government. The Meiji
restoration was also a modernization movement, that opened Japan to
western ideas. A few years after this coin was introduced, Japan
adopted western style round coins, so these coins were soon withdrawn
from circulation and many were melted. The coin
weighs approximately 3 grams and is struck in .223 fine
gold. It is an interesting and historic gold coin
that represents the end of Japan's traditional ways under the Shoguns
and the introduction of new ways under the Meiji Restoration.
Item
JP-AU2BU JAPAN GOLD 2 BU
(1867-1869)
C21d VF $125.00
GOLDBACK NOTES
Goldback Aurum notes are a voluntary local currency made of 24 karat
gold! Each wafer-thin note is coated with a protective plastic coating
so it can be circulated without the gold tearing. They are issued in
increments of 1/1000 troy ounce of gold in order to allow for small
purchases. Each 1 Goldback note contains 1/1000 troy ounce of gold and
measures 66x117mm. The notes are printed on one side only,
with intricate multi-color allegorical 19th century style
designs. In 2023 South Dakota became the fifth state to have
a Goldback note. The 2023 South Dakota note depicts Pax or Peace as a
Lakota Sioux woman in traditional regalia performing the hoop
dance. Also in the design is Bear Butte, a sacred mountain
also known as Mato Paha, an eagle, buffalo, wolf, a traditional Cancega
drum and a Prairie Crocus. Also available are the
2023 issues from Wyoming, New Hampshire, Utah and Nevada and
a few prior year issues. The designs for each state are
unchanged year to year.
Item
SD-1GOLD23 SOUTH DAKOTA 1 GOLDBACK NOTE 2023
UNC. $7.00
Item
WY-1GOLD23 WYOMING 1 GOLDBACK NOTE 2023
UNC. OUT
Item
NH-1GOLD23 NEW HAMPSHSIRE 1 GOLDBACK NOTE
2023 UNC. OUT
Item
NV-1GOLD23 NEVADA 1 GOLDBACK NOTE
2023 UNC. OUT
Item
UT-1GOLD23 UTAH 1 GOLDBACK NOTE, 2023
UNC. $7.00
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