A San Francisco-minted gold brick, the largest relic of its kind from California's Gold Rush, has been sold to a private collector for $8 million. The record-breaking price tag makes the 80-pound ...

RENO, Nev. — Charles B. Gillespie’s iconic California Gold Rush artwork is no longer a family secret. Historians are hailing the obscure 49er’s extensive collection of … ...

Eureka! After California’s Heavy Rains, ... He finds coins of all sizes and Gold-Rush-era belt buckles, and he travels to a big gem show in Tucson, Ariz., to sell his nuggets.