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The Utah Goldback was released in 2019, with series for Nevada, New Hampshire, Wyoming, and South Dakota launched in 2020, 2021, 2022, and 2023 respectively. [6] The Florida series was released on January 15 [7] of 2025. [8]
Prospectors found gold in 1874 near present-day Custer, South Dakota, but the deposit turned out to be small. The large placer gold deposits of Deadwood Gulch were discovered in November 1875, and in 1876, thousands of gold-seekers flocked to the new town of Deadwood , although it was still within Native American land.
The state of South Dakota designated Black Hills gold as the official state jewelry in 1988. [4] [5] The designs use grapes, grape leaves and grape stems and are easily recognizable for their distinctive colors. Silver is alloyed with the yellow gold to produce the green hue, and copper is alloyed with the yellow gold to make the red or pink gold.
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South Dakota is named after the Dakota Sioux tribe, which comprises a large portion of the population — with nine reservations currently in the state — and has historically dominated the territory. [10] South Dakota is the 17th-largest by area, but the fifth-least populous, and the fifth-least densely populated of the 50 United States.
The area where Bismuth stood is now part of the Norbeck Wildlife Preserve, named for South Dakota conservationist and politician Peter Norbeck. It was established by the Norbeck Organic Act of June 5, 1920. The preserve encompasses the Black Elk Wilderness, named after Black Elk, an Oglala Lakota holy man.
While panning on May 27, 1929, Potato Creek Johnny uncovered a 7.346 ozt (228.5 g) gold nugget, one of the largest ever discovered in the Black Hills. [5] In 1934, local businessman W.E. Adams bought the nugget from Johnny for $250 ($5,876 in 2024) and put it on display in the Adams Museum. [5]