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More than 700 Civil War-era gold coins discovered in Kentucky cornfield
By Chris Knight
National Post, Toronto
Monday, July 10, 2023
A man in Kentucky has harvested a fortune in gold from his cornfield, after stumbling across a cache of more than 700 gold coins dating back to the U.S. Civil War era.
The man, whose name and location have not been revealed, can be heard on a short video breathlessly exclaiming "this is the most insane thing ever" while digging the coins out of the dirt.
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The treasure, which has already been dubbed "The Great Kentucky Hoard," has not been precisely valued, but just one of the coins, an 1863 $20 Gold Liberty coin, has in the past sold at auction for more than $100,000. The cache includes 18 of those, as well as more than 600 gold dollar coins, dating from 1854 to 1862.
Kentucky was a border state during the Civil War and declared itself neutral when hostilities broke out. It was the site of several fierce battles, and its uncertain future led to many wealthy inhabitants hiding their valuables from one side or the other. Legends persist of buried treasure left behind by Daniel Boone, Jesse James, and others. ...
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