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Gold mining scrip, 20 dollars, Belfast Mining Company, undated
Scrips are a form of currency that is privately issued, in this case by a company. Belfast Mining Company was founded in 1834 by a group of men with family from Ireland. They were among a group of mining companies formed to profit off the gold found…
Article, "GOLD," The Georgia Journal, 1 August 1829
Article reporting the discovery of gold in Habersham County, Georgia; compiled from two different columns
Illustration, "The Proof is in the Pudding," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing people panning for gold in Georgia
Illustration, "Dahlonega," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing Dahlonega, Georgia; date depicted unknown
Illustration, "Struck a Pocket," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Prospectors mining and panning for gold in Georgia
Illustration, "Hydraulic Mining," Gold-Mining in Georgia, Harper's new monthly magazine. v. 59, September 1879
Illustration showing the process of hydraulic mining
Illustration, "Cutting Machine," History of the United States Mint and American Coinage, Ancient and Modern, George Evans, 1885
Image showing the use of the cutting machine in a mint. It punches circles out of a sheet of metal.
Illustration, "Casting Ingots," History of the United States Mint and American Coinage, Ancient and Modern, George Evans, 1885
Image showing the casting of ingots in a U.S. mint. Ingots are around 12 inches long, a half inch thick, and vary from one to two and a half inches wide.
Land grant, James Orr Sr., 1 June 1843
Land grant in the 1832 Gold Lottery under Governor Charles J. McDonald, dated June 1, 1843, for 40 acres in 12th District of the 1st Section of Cherokee County, #125