The History of Gold
1744 A.D. The resurgence of gold mining in Russia begins with the discovery of a quartz outcrop in Ekaterinburg. 1787 A.D. First U.S. gold coin is struck by Ephraim Brasher, a goldsmith. 1792 A.D. The Coinage Act places the United States on a bimetallic silver-gold standard, and defines the U.S. dollar as equivalent to 24.75 grains of fine gold and