Product Details

Goldbacks present a non-traditional form of currency using 24-karat gold and detailed printing methods. They serve practical and collectible purposes. In 2025, Oklahoma Goldbacks become part of the expanding series. One of the stalwarts of this series is the 5 Goldback denomination, a note that has been available in all previous state collections. Right now, 5 Oklahoma Goldback Gold Notes are available from Bullion Metals.

Arrives in plastic currency sleeves!New Oklahoma Goldback Series!Distinctive design for the 5 Oklahoma Goldback!Contains 1/200 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.In the design, the note features an oil well gushing as prospectors celebrate the discovery.Goldbacks are NOT US legal tender notes.All-new UV security feature on the reverse.

Arrives in plastic currency sleeves!

Distinctive design for the 5 Oklahoma Goldback!

Contains 1/200 Troy oz of .9999 pure gold.

In the design, the note features an oil well gushing as prospectors celebrate the discovery.

Goldbacks are NOT US legal tender notes.

All-new UV security feature on the reverse.

Oklahoma’s oil boom began in earnest with the 1897 discovery of the Nellie Johnstone No. 1 well near Bartlesville, launching a petroleum frenzy that would transform the state from agricultural territory to energy powerhouse within two decades. The Glenn Pool discovery in 1905 and subsequent strikes created overnight millionaires and boomtowns, while Tulsa emerged as the “Oil Capital of the World,” hosting major petroleum corporations and the infrastructure that made Oklahoma the nation’s leading oil producer by the 1920s.

The design of the 5 Oklahoma Goldback Gold Note celebrates the discovery of oil with black gold gushing from the top of the well as prospectors in the foreground celebrate its discovery. The oil industry’s volatile nature brought both spectacular wealth and devastating busts, shaping Oklahoma’s economy, politics, and culture while establishing the state as a center for energy innovation, from traditional drilling techniques to modern hydraulic fracturing and renewable energy development.