Eagle's Nest, Michigan Bluff, Placer County, California The town of Michigan Bluff was founded by gold miners. Mining began in earnest in 1853 and the town was shipping $100,000 in gold per month by 1858. The Michigan Bluff District was largely composed of many small mines and claims, some of which were consolidated into only a few significant mines. For the past several decades, the Eagle's Nest Mines in the Michigan Bluff District of Placer County, California have been prolific producers of superbly crystallized, lode gold specimens. The present specimen has a large, plate-like leaf formation and numerous radiating crystals. The patina on this "toenail"-sized specimen is mirror-bright and lustrous. Weighing approximately 0.15 ozt (4.68 grams) and measuring 23.75 x 16.52 x 9.57mm
Eagle's Nest, Michigan Bluff, Placer County, California The town of Michigan Bluff was founded by gold miners. Mining began in earnest in 1853 and the town was shipping $100,000 in gold per month by 1858. The Michigan Bluff District was largely composed of many small mines and claims, some of which were consolidated into only a few significant mines. For the past several decades, the Eagle's Nest Mines in the Michigan Bluff District of Placer County, California have been prolific producers of superbly crystallized, lode gold specimens. The present specimen has a large, plate-like leaf formation and numerous radiating crystals. The patina on this "toenail"-sized specimen is mirror-bright and lustrous. Weighing approximately 0.15 ozt (4.68 grams) and measuring 23.75 x 16.52 x 9.57mm
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