The Five Dollar U.S. Gold Certificate was one of the many values of gold certificate available in the USA between 1882 – 1933. These gold certificates were literally paper money representing it’s equal value in actual gold. This gold was held by the federal reserve but theoretically by buying a Gold Certificate you owned the actual gold.

In 1933 Gold Certificates were stopped when the gold standard was replaced with the monetary system that we use today. Until 1964 it was even illegal to own a gold certificate. It was made legal again for the purpose mainly of allowing collectors to own the certificates.

So if you own a Five Dollar U.S. Gold Certificate you now know what it is and you are probably wondering how much it is worth? It’s hard to say exactly but some people estimate that they are worth somewhere between $70-$100, however mint condition or rare years could be worth a lot lot more. In some cases collectors will pay $1000′s for particular gold certificates.

We would love to hear your thoughts and if you have anymore info about the Five Dollar U.S. Gold Certificate. If you have sold one recently or purchased one then we would love to hear how much you purchased/sold for and anything else.

Thanks for reading.

Tags: $5 gold certificate, 1928 gold certificate, Gold Certificates

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