Sit down and relax because gold has a long and winding story to tell. It has been the subject of wars, a declaration of love, a representation of the sun, and used to view the heavens. Our minds boggle to think that by as early as 325 BC, gold had already been mined from Gibraltar [...]

The recorded origination of gold has been traced to the fifth millennium B.C. During that period, the Sumerians who lived in Mesopotamia used gold to make ornaments, decorations, and sacred objects. In approximately 2700 B.C., the first gold coins were issued. Taking a look at gold price history reveals that the value of this precious [...]

When you talk about the most important events in American history, you would be remiss if you didn’t mention the California Gold Rush. In terms of establishing the west coast as a place where people came for adventure and opportunity, the Gold Rush served as a major impetus. It all started in January of 1848, [...]

The history of gold coins is somewhat obscure and complex. Various historical sources pinpoint to various dates and sites as being the first place and time gold was discovered. This leads to the conclusion that the first sighting and use of gold cannot be pinpointed with concrete archeological evidence. However there are a number of [...]