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1970's & 80's Silver Dollar Hoards!
The Redfield Hoard:
Lavene Redfield would amass $1K in Currency, then would purchase a Bag of 1K Silver $. This went on for yrs. He would toss the bags down a coal chute to his basement. Upon his death in 1974, 600 "Bags" were discovered.
Total= 600,000 Silver Dollars.
The Continental- Ill. Nat'l Bank Hoard:
This Bank kept a % of its Reserves in Silver Dollars for over 100 yrs.
Totals= 1k Original Bags of BU+ Morgans, & 500 Bags of Circ. Morgans.
= 1.5M Coins.
The Redfield Hoard:
Lavene Redfield would amass $1K in Currency, then would purchase a Bag of 1K Silver $. This went on for yrs. He would toss the bags down a coal chute to his basement. Upon his death in 1974, 600 "Bags" were discovered.
Total= 600,000 Silver Dollars.
The Continental- Ill. Nat'l Bank Hoard:
This Bank kept a % of its Reserves in Silver Dollars for over 100 yrs.
Totals= 1k Original Bags of BU+ Morgans, & 500 Bags of Circ. Morgans.
= 1.5M Coins.
