More than 700 gold coins from the American Civil War have been found in a cornfield in the US state of Kentucky. The “Great Kentucky Treasure” coins are now being offered for sale by the website GovMint.com and can fetch millions of dollars in total. A man discovered the hoard of coins on a farm in Kentucky earlier this year. The man’s exact location and identity remained a secret.
However, GovMint.com released a video shot by the man showing off the find. “This is total madness,” said the man. The coins are said to date from the 1840s to 1863. Part of the find are 18 very rare $20 Gold Liberty coins that were minted in Philadelphia in 1863. Collectors sometimes pay six-figure sums for such a coin, according to GovMint.com.
“Incredible number, represents time capsule”
“The importance of this find cannot be overemphasized,” said coin dealer Jeff Garrett, who was contacted by the anonymous finder. “The incredible number of over 700 gold dollar pieces represents a real-time capsule of American Civil War coins.”
Kentucky had remained neutral during the Civil War between the Northern and Southern States (1861-1865), but nevertheless became involved in the conflict. “The ‘Great Kentucky Treasure’ may have resulted from this conflict. The coins were lost for over 150 years,” said Numismatic Guaranty Company, which certified the discovered coins.
Source: Krone
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