What Is Black Hills Gold

Black hills gold is a type of gold jewelry that has a distinctive design and is manufactured in the black hills area in south dakota united states.

What is black hills gold. However after a u s. The black hills gold rush began in 1874. Black hills gold jewelry depicts leaves grape clusters and vines and is made with alloys of gold. Butler in deadwood south dakota.

After the 1874 discovery of gold in the region the black hills gold rush was on to extract the dark mountains bullion. Custer discovered gold in the black hills in 1874 thousands of white gold hunters and miners swarmed into the area the following year. Landstrom s origins can be traced back to 1878 when jeweler s t. Mixing gold with other metals produces shades ranging from white to greenish yellow or even black.

Military expedition under george a. A common recipe for rose gold is 75 percent gold and 25 percent copper and this mix is typically 18 carats. Native american resistance to that influx led to the black hills war 1876 the high point of which was the battle of the little bighorn. By federal mandate this style of jewelry must be manufactured in the black hills of south dakota in order to be described as black hills gold jewelry over a span of 14 years 360 gold miners turned craftsmen carved a rough.

The older butler was trained by henri lebeau a. Original landstrom s is the original black hills gold. They found small amounts of gold in present day custer south dakota and looked for better paying locations they moved north establishing the towns of hill city sheridan and. 10kt and 12kt black hills gold accented small powder coated.

May 28 2010 prlog los angeles ca a cash for gold co customer recently asked the company if her black hills gold jewelry would be worth as much as normal gold jewelry why it appeared so different and how it would be valued compared to regular gold. According to joe montes president we find this an interesting question because black hills gold is not only beautiful. Swirled cross 10kt and 12kt black hills gold and sterling silver pendant 18 black hills gold jewelry by coleman co. Black hills gold ladies 10k band ring a piece of black hills gold jewelry is typically handcrafted and is usually made with gold colored in more than one tone.

Black hills gold goldtone midnight eclipse butterfly pendant 18 jewelry coleman 10kt and 12kt heart pendant 18 10kt yellow gold with 12kt gold leaf accents wavy pendant 18 black hills gold jewelry by coleman co. 7 8 inch a complimentary 18 inch gold filled chain is included made in usalandstrom s original black hills gold jewelry handcrafted in the black hills of south dakota. The highest carat version of rose gold known as crown gold is 22 karats. Black hills gold jewelry is a type of jewelry manufactured in the black hills of south dakota it was first created in the 1870s during the black hills gold rush by a french goldsmith named henri lebeau who is said to have dreamed about the design after passing out from thirst and starvation.

Comes in a gift box with a certificate of authenticity and a warranty card. Black hills gold jewelry features a unique design of grape leaves clusters and vines in tri colored gold.