Worth millions of dollars, get rich! A man dug up over 700 coins from 200 years ago in his own home. Double Eagles | Coins | Man
According to The New York Post on July 11th,
A man from Kentucky, USA
While working on his farm,
Unexpectedly made a fortune:
He dug out over 700 pieces
Coins during the American Civil War,
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These coins have a history of nearly 200 years,
Worth at least millions of dollars.
Excavated coins
The man who discovered the treasure shouted in a video, "This is the craziest thing ever: these are all 1 dollar coins, 20 dollar coins, 10 dollar coins!" As he pointed his camera at the treasure dug out from the soil.
The American Coin Assurance Company referred to this discovery as the "Kentucky Treasure," which includes hundreds of American gold coins from 1840 to 1863, as well as a small amount of silver coins. One of the largest coin collectors and marketers in the United States, GovMint, claimed that the rarest of them was the $20 Double Eagle gold coin issued in 1863, which could sell for a "six figure price," and Kentucky men dug up 18 of these coins.
The coins were divided and packaged
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According to the American popular science magazine Life Science, these coins are rare because after the end of the Civil War in 1866, all gold and silver coins were inscribed with the phrase "We believe in God", while the coins excavated by this man were not found on them.
Archaeologists speculate that the coins belonged to wealthy Kentucky people during the Civil War, who buried a large amount of money during the war.
Archaeologist Ryan McNaught stated that during the Civil War, Kentucky was located on the border between the Northern Confederation and the Southern Confederation. It is reported that at that time, in order to avoid being plundered by lawless individuals and smugglers, many families buried their money under the soil.
The man who dug up the coins has not yet revealed his identity and excavation location. McNaught said that how these coins will be handled will be decided by the man, "it all depends on the landowner.".
Generally speaking, most cultural relics discovered on private land will eventually enter the auction market or be collected by private individuals.