Gold is commonly found in association with quartz. However, large gold nuggets such as this one are exceedingly rare. At the time of this post, gold was selling for $1,855.62 an ounce. Historically, the official U.S. Government gold price changed only four times from 1792 to the present. Starting at $19.75 per troy ounce, raised to $20.67 in 1834, and $35 in 1934. In 1972, the price was raised to $38 and then to $42.22 in 1973. Since 1968, the price of gold has been free to fluctuate.
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