1800 - 1849 A.D.

1803 A.D.
buy gold: the american gold rushThe American Gold Rush begins with the discovery of gold at Little Meadow Creek in North Carolina.

1804 - 1828 A.D.
During this period, North Carolina supplies all of the gold for the U.S. mint in Philadelphia.

1816 A.D.
Great Britain officially ties the pound to a specific quantity of gold.










1817 A.D.
buy gold: gold soverignThe Sovereign is introduced in Great Britain.  This is a small gold coin which is valued at one pound sterling.

1830 A.D.
Meissen china decorated with gold becomes world famous with the discovery, by Heinrich G. Kuhn, of a formula for fired-on Glanz (bright) gold.

1837 A.D.
The weight of the gold in the US dollar is reduced to 23.33 grains.  This makes the value of one fine troy ounce of gold $20.67.

1848 A.D.
The Californian Gold Rush begins with the discovery of gold by John Sutter at a sawmill near Sacarmento in California.  This Gold Rush attracts tens of thousands of settlers to the American West and hastens the developments of this region.


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