Gold & Silver Finds

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*Not going to start a thread on metal detecting (maybe ex-gimer @Irons will do that.) Just going to post some accidental finds I come across in the news.

Hiker Stumbles Across Hoard of 2,000-Year-Old Silver Coins In Italy​

Story by Clare Fitzgerald • 2h ago

We all dream of coming across buried treasure while exploring the wilderness, but it's rare that someone actually finds anything of value. A hiker from Livorno, in Tuscany, Italy, is among the lucky few. While out with a group of archaeologists in November 2021, they stumbled across a trove of 175 silver coins, which are said to be 2,000 years old!

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Hiker Stumbles Across Hoard of 2,000-Year-Old Silver Coins In Italy

 

[CopperSilverGold]

This is my favorite:

$10M Gold Coin Hoard Found in Yard May Have Been Stolen From Mint

A California couple who found a stash of buried gold coins valued at $10 million may not be so lucky after all.

abcnews.go.com

 

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Gold coin hoard totaling 800+ pieces found in Kentucky​

Jun 8, 2023, 3 PM

A multimillion-dollar hoard of more than 800 U.S. Civil War-era coins was recently found in a cornfield somewhere in the state of Kentucky. The cache includes 741 Coronet and Indian Head gold dollars, a number of key date and finest known 1863 Coronet $20 double eagles and small numbers of Coronet $10 eagles and Seated Liberty silver issues.

The gold dollars are dated from 1850 through 1862.

All of the excavated coins, being promoted under the “Great Kentucky Hoard” label, are now authenticated, graded and encapsulated by Numismatic Guaranty Co., following conservation by NGC affiliate Numismatic Conservation Services.

The hoard is to be marketed within the next several months by GovMint.com.

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Gold coin hoard totaling 800+ pieces found in Kentucky

A multimillion-dollar hoard of more than 800 U.S. Civil War-era coins was recently unearthed by a metal detectorist from a cornfield somewhere in the state of Kentucky.

www.coinworld.com

 

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Wonder what the real scoop is?

A History of Major U.S. Hoards: The Redfield Hoard​

A History of Major U.S. Hoards: The Redfield Hoard

A History of Major U.S. Hoards: The Redfield Hoard

www.pcgs.com

Lavere Redfield: Potato Farmer That Hoarded Silver Dollars

This is the story about Lavere Redfield, a potato farmer from Nevada that hoarded over 400,000 silver dollars during his lifetime.

www.usgoldbureau.com

The real story of eccentric Reno millionaire LaVere Redfield

A new book separates the fact from the fiction surrounding eccentric Reno millionaire LaVere Redfield.

www.rgj.com

LaVere Redfield - Wikipedia

en.wikipedia.org

 

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Gold coin hoard totaling 800+ pieces found in Kentucky​

Jun 8, 2023, 3 PM

A multimillion-dollar hoard of more than 800 U.S. Civil War-era coins was recently found in a cornfield somewhere in the state of Kentucky. The cache includes 741 Coronet and Indian Head gold dollars, a number of key date and finest known 1863 Coronet $20 double eagles and small numbers of Coronet $10 eagles and Seated Liberty silver issues.

The gold dollars are dated from 1850 through 1862.

All of the excavated coins, being promoted under the “Great Kentucky Hoard” label, are now authenticated, graded and encapsulated by Numismatic Guaranty Co., following conservation by NGC affiliate Numismatic Conservation Services.

The hoard is to be marketed within the next several months by GovMint.com.

More here:

Gold coin hoard totaling 800+ pieces found in Kentucky

A multimillion-dollar hoard of more than 800 U.S. Civil War-era coins was recently unearthed by a metal detectorist from a cornfield somewhere in the state of Kentucky.

www.coinworld.com

Update:

‘Kentucky Life’ to explore discovery of Civil War-era gold coins known as The Great Kentucky Hoard - NKyTribune

In 2023, a Kentucky farmer discovered a cache of more than 800 gold and silver Civil War-era coins buried in a cornfield — a rare find one coin expert said was “hard to comprehend.” The discovery triggered an avalanche of media interest from around the globe, with stories appearing in The New...

nkytribune.com

Start @the 3 min mark.

 

[nickndfl]

That's at least $350k today.