Gold is a material rich with history for collectors, and it's as relevant as ever today to investors and speculators given the current financial uncertainty about other assets such as national currencies.

From ancient amulets to the most modern designs, gold has been used in coins, watches, jewelry, personal accessories such as pens and lighters, home furnishings, you name it. And the quest for gold - such as the California Gold Rush in 1849 - has shaped societies and created rich troves of historical (and collectible) material.

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A big gold nugget from Madagascar - Goldby bigglerum
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New Year's Gold Treasure Coins - Postcardsby AC_Dwyer
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 Mantel Clock (1780) silver engraved  (not built) by Thomas 'antiquity' Smith, London.  With  gold & silver ornaments. - Clocksby Hansel
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U.S. Gold Coins: Holding the California Gold Rush in the Palm of Your Hand

The double eagle is really a result of the California Gold Rush. Prior to the California Gold Rush, the biggest gold discoveries w… [more]

A Lucky Locket

Call it beginner's luck, but a four-year-old kid found a 16th-century gold pendant the other day. It was his first time using a me… [more]



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Legendary Coins and Currency

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