The largest cache of gold treasure thought to ever be unearthed in North America is on display this weekend at a Nevada antique show, providing the public with a rare opportunity to see the nearly perfectly preserved coins in person before they are sold later this month.
Called the Saddle Ridge hoard, the roughly 1,400 U.S. gold coins date from 1847 to 1894. They were found in nearly mint condition inside eight rusty cans by a couple taking a walk on their property in California's gold country in February.
The cache has a face value of more than $28,000 but could fetch more than $10 million when put up for sale near the end of the month, according to Kagin's Inc., the numistmatic firm that evaluated the find and is representing the unidentified couple who found it. At least 13 of the coins are the finest known of their kind, according to the firm.
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Called the Saddle Ridge hoard, the roughly 1,400 U.S. gold coins date from 1847 to 1894. They were found in nearly mint condition inside eight rusty cans by a couple taking a walk on their property in California's gold country in February.
The cache has a face value of more than $28,000 but could fetch more than $10 million when put up for sale near the end of the month, according to Kagin's Inc., the numistmatic firm that evaluated the find and is representing the unidentified couple who found it. At least 13 of the coins are the finest known of their kind, according to the firm.
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