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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.
1854 $20 Kellogg & Co., San Franc…
1852 Moffat $10 gold from the S.S. Ce…
The double eagle is really a result of the California Gold Rush. Prior to the California Gold Rush, the biggest gold discoveries w… [more]

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]

This online exhibition from the Smithsonian's National Museum of American History is a great way to get an overview… [read review or visit site]