Interesting Jeff. Any more info on the location of the house or other details? In a fire the metals of the coins would've melted down and could've been hidden in the ruins. I doubt that home or what's left of it was metal detected.
Very true, I'm just a bit too far from the area to go rummaging through records, but would've ventured there with more info up front. I did try the internet and of course only got current political leaders.