This listing is for a pack of 50 individual 1/2 2026 Nevada Goldbacks.

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”