The 100 Florida Goldback, A Golden Work of Art

8 days ago

Over the last few months I have been doing a series of posts on the new Florida Goldback series that was released early this year. I have spent a lot of time living in and visiting Florida over the years so I have a bit of attachment to the state. It's a gorgeous place with so many great beaches, fishing, and diving. I've been having a lot of fun talking about these beautiful works of art that also are micro deposited with 24 K pure gold. It's a great way to invest in gold as there is a range of gold not amounts starting with 1/2000th of a Troy ounce all the way up to 1/10th of a Troy ounce, which I will be sharing today! It's titled "Liberty".

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I love the design of this particular Goldback as is has so much Florida history. I'll go over some to the interesting events today in my post. Will I be buying this particular one? Most likely not. The reason being is that the asking price is $629 at the moment. Now, if I were to buy a gold coin that also had 1/10th Troy ounces of gold like the one below it would only cost me $396. That's an additional $234 for the note and I just be wouldn't be willing to pay that high a premium even though it really is a cool item.

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Let's dive into the art of this Goldback note. For those of me who don't know me well, I love the ocean and sea creatures, so we're kicking off with the sea turtles!

Loggerhead Sea Turtle

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A couple of adult turtles and a baby below making it's way to the ocean.

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At the very bottom of this Goldback you see some baby turtles making their way to ocean. There are five different species of sea turtles that lay their eggs of Florida's beaches and all are endangered, but the most commonly seen if the Loggerhead. I have always loved diving on a reef and running into one or two of these beautiful animals. It doesn't happen very often so it really is a special treat.

Female turtles will come ashore to lay their eggs on the beaches. Biologist typically will flag nests to protect them from being crushed, but still predators like to eat any eggs they can find. Once they hatch they have to make a dash for the ocean all the while they are very exposed to being eaten by other animals. Once in the water they use algae to hide until they are big enough to avoid predation.

Something interesting I learned today is that the baby turtles have magnetite in their brains which is a magnetic mineral. It contains iron that they use it to to navigate with the earth's magnetic fields, a very neat trick of evolution by mother nature. For those of us who like to pan for gold we are very familiar with magnetite, as it is found in black sand where gold is often found while panning.

Here is a video of some hatchings making the dash to the safety of the sea to escape predators:

Cuba

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Cuba is one island nation in the Caribbean that I have always wanted to visit but was never able to make the trip. In the 1990's Cuba was an extremely difficult place to visit as an American citizen due to restrictions placed by the US Government. I had friends from that weren't US citizens and would travel there frequently as it was an inexpensive and beautiful location.

For a quick backstory, after the 1898 Spanish American War Cuba, Puerto Rico, The Philippines, and Guam were ceded to the United States. Cuba chose to become independent in 1902. There was always a lot of political dissent that led to a revolution started in 1933 by Fulgencio Batista. In 1940 a new constitution was enacted and Batista was president until 1944. He then decided to run again in 1952, but faced a sure electoral defeat so he led a military coup and took over the government and outlawed most political parties and constitutional freedoms. The rich got richer, the poor got poorer.

In 1958 a fellow by the name of Fidel Castro starts to make waves and overthrows Batista in 1959 turning Cuba into a communist stronghold. Many Cubans fled the country to escape the new government and economic hardships that followed and continue until this day. For many years the US was where many Cubans found refuge, and I personally have many friends who fled Cuba.

In the Goldback you see Liberty helping bring the ship of immigrants to Florida from Cuba. Miami became a hotspot for Cuban culture which still felt today, along with great food and coffee!

Apollo 11

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Another notable feature near the bottom of the Goldback is the boot print in the sand. It's not just any boot print, but one similar to the ones left by astronauts on the moon. On July 20, 1969 Neil Armstrong and Buzz Aldrin landed on the moon becoming the first men to walk on an object other than earth. However, it wasn't without it dangers. NASA informed the Apollo 11 crew that their odds of success were 50/50 at best. That meant they had a pretty good chance that their final resting place was going to be the moon.

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These brave men faced the dangers to have the chance to walk on another world and succeeded. They launched from what is today Cape Canaveral on Florida's east coast. All in all twelve men would eventually walk on the moon the last being in December of 1972. Only now is there a renewed push for manned missions to the moon and establishment of a permanent manned base to set the stage for trips to Mars.

I won't be signing up for any Moon or Mars trips myself, I don't know about you. Would you want to be one of the early Mars settlers?

That will wrap up today's post, I hope you enjoyed learning some more Florida history portrayed on this golden work of art. I think Goldbacks are really awesome, I just wish the premium weren't so high on this one because the artwork is top notch. Please feel free to leave any questions or comments below, and thank you for all of your support. It's deeply appreciated. Have a great day everyone!

References:

https://www.apmex.com/product/299036/2025-1-10-oz-american-gold-eagle-coin-bu

https://www.apmex.com/product/308548/100-florida-goldback-aurum-gold-foil-note-24k

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Loggerhead_sea_turtle

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cuba

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_11

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Apollo_program

Disclaimer:

I am not a financial planner and this isn't financial advice. Please always do your own research before investing your money. You worked hard enough to earn it!

The video links I am sharing are not mine, I am only sharing the link to the copyright owner's video. No copyright infringement is intended. Used under fair-use section 107 of the Copyright Act 1976.

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