Got this banjo fo $125. I still don't know anything about it and no one else seems to have any ideas either. My guess is turn of the century. (the second to last turn)

Not my story, but a good one. It was back in the '70s. I was just learning how to play banjo and was taking a class. Another student came in one week with a really fancy bluegrass style banjo. All the metal was gold, it had elaborate inlays and a real fancy eagle on the back. Looked just like the one the guy in the Nitty Gritty Dirt band had. The teacher said it WAS the same banjo (can't remember the make/model) and was probably worth $2,000. Guy bought it at a yard sale for $15. Why can't I find stuff like that at yard sales?