Gold Rush Enthusiast Gifts

Looking for Fool's Gold...

The imaginary consequences of Punch's scheme for sending convicts to California.

I.R.S spying on a gold prospector.

'Say - 'Ardex Mining', thats us - up up 3 7/8 last week.'

The cry rang out. "There's gold in that there castle in the sky!" And the great beanstalk rush of 1849 had begun.

Guy with gold mining equipment holds sign saying 'them thar hills'.

'Well, Frobisher, it's taken a millennium, but thanks to our initial public stock offering, we've finally turned lead into gold.'

'This is our golden anniversary. Let's invest in gold.'

"Yep, first the gold run out, then the microchip manufacturing went overseas."

Investor alternates between hating and loving gold, depending on the stock market's performance.

Medalist wears five gold medals to form olympic rings.

"I asked you to send me over a prospectus!"

"Trepanning for gold"

'To tell you the truth, you've ruined the gold market, Mr Midas!'

Gold Crisis

A Gambling Scene At Pike's Peak, Colorado

'As you can see, we've been recapitalized.'

Pick Me Ups.

"Guard this with your life. The value of gold has gone way up against the dollar."

My husband is a world expert, but unfortunately it's only on maganese bronze.

"He is stingy. If he is giving gold it's only because prices have hit rock-bottom..."

"I was going to transmute it into gold, and then I read that the base metal market has made a remarkable recovery!"

"I'm so old I can't remember who's the smart one and who's the pretty one."

Life begins at 60

"Let's get to work, there's gold in them there hills."

"If there are nuggets in the sluice, let's dine out tonight."

'May I have my allowance in gold bullion?'

'This is such an appropriate way for us to celebrate our GOLDEN wedding anniversary."

"Bad news, Beatrice - I struck oil on the south forty."

'Forty years out of touch with civilization, but with this $5000 worth of gold, we'll live like kings for the rest of our lives.'

"Gold is finally making a move and you sit here doing nothing."

'Why don't you just invest in gold?'

"I see you getting rich because of what the gold in your rings is now bringing."

"No gold - but lot's of silicon."

"Either wishbone done hit the mother lode or he been in thet durn mine too long."