Thumbnails! 15 examples of native gold and silver, all from the western US with the exception of one prized silver from Chile.

Gold & Quartz var. Amethyst

Olinghouse Mine, Pah Rah Range, Washoe County, Nevada, USA

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

$200

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Gold

El Pauji, Gran Sabana, Venezuela

Silver

Chañarcillo, Copiapó, Copiapó Province, Atacama, Chile

$200

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Gold

Round Mountain Mine, Toquima Range, Nye County, Nevada, USA

Gold in Quartz

Mother Lode Belt, Sierra Nevada Foothills, California, USA

Silver

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Silver

Bulldog Mountain Mine, Creede, Mineral County, Colorado, USA

Gold

Eagle's Nest Mine, Sage Hill, Michigan Bluff, Placer Co., California, USA

Palladium-Rich Gold

Near Icabaru, Gran Sabana, Venezuela