Decades before the California Gold Rush of 1848, 12-year-old Conrad Reed discovered gold when he skipped church to go fishing ...
BELVEDERE TIBURON, CA / ACCESS Newswire / March 26, 2026 / For the first time, fractional ownership shares in the legendary "Eureka Bar," a massive 64-pound California Gold Rush sunken ...
The bar was privately acquired in 2002 for $8,000,000 as part of a larger transaction involving several ingots and gold coins recovered from the wreck site, setting a record for a numismatic rarity.
COLOMA, CA ‒ Ankle-deep in a stream, James W. Marshall bent over and grabbed a shiny object that caught his eye. He placed it on a rock and began striking it with another. The shiny material pounded ...
At 64 pounds, the "Eureka Bar" is believed to be the biggest surviving ingot from the California Gold Rush. But what may be ...
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DATES BACK TO 178 YEARS THIS WEEK, WHEN JAMES MARSHALL FOUND FLECKS OF GOLD ALONG THE SOUTH FORK OF THE AMERICAN RIVER. JANUARY 24TH, 1848. HE'S STANDING DOWN THERE, LOOKS DOWN AT HIS FEET, AND ...