>>1930656I've watched videos of people buying nbags of playbox sand from home depot, taking it home to pan it and pulling out gold. Very small amounts and a novice would probably miss it but gold can be found in surprising places.
>>1930663Black sand is always present with gold (but gold is not always present with black sand). Quartz is also a common material that gold can be imbedded in.
So if you can find a stream with quartz and black sand, its a place to start.
Pic related is major gold strikes in the U.S.
Downstream from any of these locations will have gold, although it might be 50¢ worth...