An 1849 handbill from the California Gold Rush. PD. The discovery of gold at Sutter's Mill on January 24, 1848 unleashed the largest migration in United States history and drew people from a dozen ...

Collectible coins can fetch a hefty price, but one in particular, the 1848 CAL Liberty Head quarter, has achieved something of a holy grail status among collectors. As the first coins minted from ...

1848. This sparked the Gold Rush, a mass movement of fortune seekers, which drew diverse miners, sparking economic competition that led to discrimination, marginalization, and genocide against Native ...

This small piece of yellow metal is believed to be the first piece of gold discovered in 1848 at Sutter's Mill in California, launching the gold rush. National Museum of American History It is a ...