Civil War-era coins made big headlines over the summer when a Kentucky man unearthed hundreds of lost gold coins and became about $2 million richer because of it. His discovery, made in a cornfield, ...

A gold coin treasure trove dating back to the Civil War era was unearthed in Kentucky, and experts say it shines light on life in the 1800s. Called the “Great Kentucky Hoard,” the trove of more than ...

A normal workday in a Kentucky cornfield turned into a moment of breathtaking discovery. In the summer of 2023, a local farmer tilling his land stumbled on what would become one of the biggest troves ...

Eighteen of the individual coins found can sell for six figures apiece. A Kentucky man made a life-changing discovery while digging in his cornfield earlier this year, unearthing over 800 rare Civil ...

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A Civil War-era treasure of more than 700 gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky cornfield, a find that has at least partly vindicated legends of lost Civil War gold that have driven American treasure ...

A man in Kentucky unearthed hundreds of Civil War-era gold coins in a cornfield, and experts believe they could be worth millions of dollars. Experts say the coins, known as “The Great Kentucky Hoard, ...

Dear W.C. Sanders, secretary of the New Haven Numismatic Society circa 1939, resident of 5 Harding Place, or maybe 608 Dixwell Ave. The New Haven Independent historical research team has an important ...

The coins, which were minted before or during the Civil War, could be worth more than $1 million. Urban legends have circulated for years about treasure buried before and during the Civil War. An ...