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FreakinDJ

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11. I've panned Gold in the Seirras

Reply to pipoman (Reply #10)

Tue Feb 10, 2015, 11:37 AM

Feb 2015

Its real alright

But yet South of the Border the story has been circulated the Calif Gold Rush was faked to steal the land from Mexico

I thought that was what the original Op was referring to

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It worked in 1849, if you want to colonize an area start a gold rush. [View all] CK_John Feb 2015 OP

Nope. It's clearly real gold. MineralMan Feb 2015 #1

troy or regular? hobbit709 Feb 2015 #4

Good point. MineralMan Feb 2015 #5

I love the California white granite gold specimens. ... pipoman Feb 2015 #7

Gold is traded in troy ounces Art_from_Ark Feb 2015 #8

that ain't no pyrite hobbit709 Feb 2015 #2

Right - and Calif's Gold Rush was faked FreakinDJ Feb 2015 #3

I'm not sure that's the argument; I think it's more that people noted that el_bryanto Feb 2015 #6

There are actual veins of gold in California and many of the pipoman Feb 2015 #10

I've panned Gold in the Seirras FreakinDJ Feb 2015 #11

Don't call it Frisco... Brother Buzz Feb 2015 #12

Well this can't worry Tibet Fearless Feb 2015 #9