Gold cache found

[Tuberale]

This may not be the appropriate place to post this, but here goes anyway.

A CT gold cache was reported found in Treasure Found magazine of Summer, 1976, on pg. 57.

 

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[Connecticut Sam]

What town or city and in what state was this treasure found?

 

[Tuberale]

The article didn't say, Danny. But if you get the magazine, you can read about it.

The article is about a family named Snow, who like to metal detect together. Among other things the Snow's, who operate(d?) Snow's Metal Detectors in CT, had signed a contract with a family who believed their grandfather had buried gold coins in their yard in the 1930's. The Snow's wisely had the family sign a search-salvage agreement prior to hunting the yard. When the cache was found, the family seemed reluctant to uphold the written contract. But eventually they did because the contract was a legal document.

One of the coins the Snow's recovered was at an unnamed NY churchyard just over the CT border. The coin proved to be a 1839 over 6 (1839/6) Braided Hair Large Cent. At the time of the discovery, it was worth $450, with complete hair bands and other important details. Worth considerably more today.

 

[Connecticut Sam]

It is really hard to be honest when you found cache of very old coins including gold coins and silver dollars, not knowing what each coin is worth. If I find any treasure in Connecticut, I would sell my coins in a Stack's Coin auction in New York and New Hampshire. I would like to know how much the gold coins were worth.