6.5/1014 votes#1 - Rivers of Easy Gold
Season 1 Episode 1 - Aired 3/15/2024
In recent years, new gold has been uncovered in California due to heavy storms and flooding; from picking nuggets out of rivers, to metal detecting rare gold worth millions, Dave Turin shows where everyday miners can find it.
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5.7/108 votes#2 - There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills
Season 1 Episode 2 - Aired 3/22/2024
The historic Dahlonega Gold Belt is the Deep South's best-kept secret among miners; Dave takes viewers through Georgia and Alabama to showcase everyday miners using backyard ingenuity to find riches.
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6.4/106 votes#3 - Big Dollar Beaches
Season 1 Episode 3 - Aired 3/29/2024
Dave Turin welcomes viewers into his own backyard -- the state of Oregon; from the Rogue River rapids to the sands of the Pacific coastline, he shows viewers where the gold is and how to get it.
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NaN/100 votes#4 - Wild West Gold
Season 1 Episode 4 - Aired 4/5/2024
Gold is still there for the taking in the heart of America's Wild West; a drought's end in the Black Hills of South Dakota has replenished the gold in its waterways, giving better access to everyday miners for the first time in years.
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NaN/100 votes#5 - Desert Gold Boom
Season 1 Episode 5 - Aired 4/12/2024
Dave Turin shows viewers where and how to find Mojave gold; from traditional dry washing techniques and an ancient Spanish method using a blanket to a modern prospector using his trusty vacuum, there's big gold for the taking.
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NaN/100 votes#6 - Carolina Rare Gold
Season 1 Episode 6 - Aired 4/19/2024
Dave Turin visits the Carolinas to show America's rarest, most valuable gold; ingenious everyday miners, a moonshiner looking to cash in on a family's claim, and a gold nomad show Dave that the site of America's first rush is still rich with gold.
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NaN/100 votes#7 - Rocky Mountain Nugget Fever
Season 1 Episode 7 - Aired 4/26/2024
The former Idaho Territory of Idaho and Montana is still rich with gold; Dave shows where and how everyday miners think outside the box to get it.
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NaN/100 votes#8 - Montana Hard Rock Heaven
Season 1 Episode 8 - Aired 5/3/2024
Dave Turin shows you the small-time miners bringing in 'gold hard cash' from Montana's hard rock. When a city slicker asks him to assess an old family mine, he goes on a mission and brings cool 21st-century tech to determine its riches.
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An estimated $3 trillion of gold is still undiscovered in America, and Dave Turin wants to show you how to find it. From the Dakotas...
Genres:RealityDocumentary
Network:Discovery
Season 1 Ratings Summary
"Rivers of Easy Gold" is the best rated episode of "America's Backyard Gold" season 1. It scored 6.5/10 based on 14 votes. Directed by N/A and written by N/A, it aired on 3/15/2024. This episode is rated 0.8 points higher than the second-best, "There's Gold in Them Thar Georgia Hills".