Alaskan Gold Piece

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  1. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    This is a. Gold coin from Alaska dated 1909. It’s from the gold rush of the time.
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    Collecting Nut, Nov 17, 2025 at 6:57 PM
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    SensibleSal66 U.S Casual Collector / Error Collector

    SensibleSal66, Nov 17, 2025 at 8:27 PM
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  4. Collecting Nut

    Collecting Nut Borderline Hoarder

    Gold is yellow my dear fellow. :)
     
    Collecting Nut, Nov 17, 2025 at 8:34 PM
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  5. fretboard

    fretboard Defender of Old Coinage!

    Yep I have one as well, but mines is on a stick pin! :D Just as an fyi, I had mine tested at my LCS by XRF and it tested 14k gold, kinda nice as other gold tokens I've had tested scored a lot lower, around 11k! :smuggrin:

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    fretboard, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:30 PM
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  6. Spark1951

    Spark1951 Accomplishment, not Activity

    …and it makes one mellow…

    In 1909 gold was $20.67 per troy oz., making the 1 dwt cost $1.03 USD back then. Today, at (currently) $4,011.30 per troy oz it draws $200.57 (rounding up)!
    That 1/4 dwt on the stick pin drew $.26 USD and today is worth roughly $50.

    I really like the history of the gold rush coins, and that sourdough on this 1 dwt looks like he is starting to dance a jig….:)
     
    Spark1951, Nov 17, 2025 at 10:55 PM
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