The "Cash and Treasures" crew heads to Southern California to dig up some amazing fire agates. First they travel to Opal Hill Mine to meet Nancy and Howard Hill. Then it's off to see Bryan Shoemate at Fire Agate Gems to get their find appraised. Ken at Ken's Jewelry creates an amazing piece of jewelry out of Kirsten's six-carat fire agate. Get the details on how you can start hunting for fire agates.
If you visit the mine, plan to stay a full day or longer. It takes some time to find a good spot to dig and, once you find a spot, you will need time to extract the agate. If you only want to spend a few hours, Howard said that there is quite a bit of agate to be found in the tailing piles and dumps left behind by others. You can find some beautiful treasures without the hard work of digging out a vein.
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