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February 2026Get ready — sound money is coming to your corner of Wisconsin, and it’s bringing real gold, real people, and real conversations. Alpine Gold Exchange and the United Precious Metals Association (UPMA) have built a grassroots engine of local Authorized Partners who turn the idea of “sound money” into something you can hold, spend, and trust.
The Partner Engine: Local People, National Muscle
Think of Alpine Gold and UPMA as the headquarters and the Authorized Partners as the neighborhood captains. These trained partners bring education, merchant onboarding, and hands-on support to Main Street. They don’t wait for Wall Street or politicians to fix the money system…they show up at coin shows, seminars, and storefronts to help people protect wealth with gold, silver, and Goldbacks.
Partners are rewarded for growing the network — UPMA compensation plus new members and merchants — so there’s a built-in incentive to keep the movement active and local. That means steady, sustainable growth instead of one-off hype.
What Partners Actually Do (Spoiler: It’s Practical)
• Staff coin shows and community tables so you can ask questions face to face.
• Host seminars that turn abstract economics into everyday action.
• Guide merchants through sign-up so businesses can accept Goldbacks and list in the Precious Metals Directory.
• Offer one-on-one help with membership, merchant links, and vaulting options.
Translation: education becomes action. Businesses learn to accept precious metals; citizens learn how fractional gold works at the register; communities gain a tangible alternative to fragile fiat systems. This is grassroots conservatism…empowering individuals and local businesses to secure wealth outside unstable financial channels.
Real Options for Real People
This movement hands you practical choices that actually work. Goldbacks are the physical payment option…fractional, tangible pieces of gold you can hand over at the register, making gold useful in everyday life instead of locked away on a shelf. UPMA complements that with a digital layer: a payments and storage system backed by real, vaulted metals, so you can pay or hold value electronically while knowing actual gold and silver are sitting in secure storage. Put together, these tools let communities blend the tactile confidence of cash‑in‑hand gold with the speed and convenience of digital payments and custody.
Meet the Movement in Wisconsin — Mark Your Calendar!
• Feb 15, 2026 — Wisconsin Coin Expos LLC 43rd Coin Show Time: 9:00 AM start; Admission: Free. Location: Oshkosh Convention Center, 2 North Main Street, Oshkosh, WI 54901. Who to meet: Wisconsin Authorized Partner Chris Biga will be at his table.
• Mar 28, 2026 — Sound Money Community Connect (Wisconsin’s first Alpine/UPMA/Goldback seminar). Time: 1:30–2:30 PM; Admission: Free; anyone welcome. Location: Ramada by Wyndham Waupaca, 110 Grand Seasons Dr, Waupaca, WI 54981. Why go: Wisconsin’s first dedicated Alpine/UPMA/Goldback seminar…members, merchants, and newcomers come together to adopt sound money.
• Mar 29, 2026 — Fox Valley Coin Show Time: 9:00 AM start; Admission: Free. Location: Hilton — Paper Valley Hotel, 333 W College Ave, Appleton, WI 54911. Who to meet: Wisconsin Authorized Partner Chris Biga and Alpine Gold Exchange Midwest Area Manager Bryan Jurries will be on site to speak, answer questions, and sell Goldbacks.
Come for the Gold, Stay for the Community
These aren’t just vendor tables — they’re community organizing for monetary resilience. Show up, bring curiosity, and walk away with practical tools: merchant connections, membership options, and Goldbacks you can use today. Expect friendly faces, straight talk about money, and a movement that’s as practical as it is principled.
