1/2 Nevada Goldback Alpha 2026 Pre-Order

Important Pre-Order details to note

This item is available for pre-order and is expected to ship on or after November 24th, 2026. Please allow an additional 5 business days for standard processing and handling once shipping begins.

If your order includes both in-stock and pre-order items, the entire order will ship together once all items are available, it will not be split into separate shipments.

The Nevada 1/2 Goldback features the virtue Constantia, or Constance, portrayed as a Chinese railway worker standing beside Nevada’s historic Locomotive No. 40. With “Constantia” carved on her bucket and the Chinese characters for “Constance” stitched on her sleeve, she pays tribute to the grueling labor of Chinese immigrants who persevered through discrimination and extreme hardship to build the American West. Their work helped complete the Transcontinental  Railroad, physically connecting Nevada with the rest of the country.

Facing Nevada's extreme deserts, Chinese railroad workers graded roadbeds, laid tracks, and built embankments. They endured dangerous conditions, poor treatment, and unequal pay, yet their individual names were often not recorded and their enormous contribution received little recognition. Their legacy was carried on by engineers, firemen, brakemen, track crews,  machinists, and shop workers who continued difficult behind-the-scenes work to keep Nevada's railroads operating. 

In 1910, Locomotive No. 40 was built for the Nevada Northern Railway, carrying passengers between Ely and Cobre. No. 40 is a 4-6-0 “Ten-Wheeler” steam locomotive and became one of Nevada Northern's most important passenger engines. Today, No. 40 survives on its original railroad, making it an authentic piece of the state's history. In 2009, Nevada officially designated No. 40 a state locomotive, recognizing the railroad's role in Nevada's development.

The UV reactive artwork reveals additional workers laboring on the railway, fills Constantia’s bucket with water, and illuminates a vivid dancer damselfly, the state insect. As an ode to the diligent laborers who forever changed Nevada’s history, the enduring principle reads: “Be Steadfast, Immovable”

Gold Content: 1/2000th Troy Ounce 24K Gold
Purity: .999 Fine
Thickness: 0.10 mm
Dimensions: 4.375 x 2.56 in

This item is available for pre-order and is expected to ship on or after November 24th, 2026. Please allow an additional 5 business days for standard processing and handling once shipping begins.