About Us

"Gold in California!"  That cry went around the world and put California on the map in 1849.  Gold Quartz was the "El Dorado" that drew fortune seekers from everywhere. 

Few things have changed at the old Wells Fargo office in the Holbrooke Hotel in downtown Grass Valley. The old vault is still there. Miners used to bring gold down to Wells Fargo and wait for the stage to San Francisco, where they would send the gold to the mint. Wells Fargo is long gone from the office, but the trading continues under the auspices of the Security Gold Exchange.  

Deposits are still gathered from the rivers of this Gold Rush Country. It is a common daily occurrence for miners from the surrounding hills to come in and sell their findings to us here at Security Gold Exchange Inc.

Security Gold Exchange Inc. also receives Hardrock, Placer, Specimen and Nuggets from South America, Alaska, South Africa.

The hard rock miners of the California gold country dug thousands of miles of tunnels in the Mother Lode in search of the elusive combination of mineral and metal. Millions of tons of the historic gemstone were crushed to extract the precious gold that built empires. 

The fact that almost all of the Gold Quartz ever mined was crushed makes fine Gold Quartz more rare than diamonds or sapphires.  This is an opportunity to own a rare piece of history, fashioned into a beautiful gemstone.