Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his cornfield

[MiddenMonster]

Now this is COOL! Mouth watering pics if you follow the link, plus a YouTube video. This dude is playing it cool, too because he is not putting his name out there. And the cache already has a cool name to boot: The "Great Kentucky Hoard":

Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his cornfield

Absolutely mouth watering!

And as an added bonus, you can read about an archaeologist whining because people aren't required to report such finds when they are found on private land.

 

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[Bucketfreak68]

Now this is COOL! Mouth watering pics if you follow the link, plus a YouTube video. This dude is playing it cool, too because he is not putting his name out there. And the cache already has a cool name to boot: The "Great Kentucky Hoard":

Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his cornfield

Absolutely mouth watering!

And as an added bonus, you can read about an archaeologist whining because people aren't required to report such finds when they are found on private land.

Now that is a find!!!

 

[ConceptualizedNetherlandr]

'But McNutt'

 

[UnderMiner]

Imagine how many hoards like this are still out there. I could imagine quite a few wealthy people burying their life fortunes at the start of the war, dying or being displaced before ever being able to retrieve it. Many plantation owners fled to South America after 1865, many likely too hurried to get all their wealth out of the US.

The Federal occupation of the South after the war lasted more than a decade, and many Ex-Confederates would have never returned for their loot. Also many Northerners would have faced similar situations- hiding their fortunes to keep them safe from both armies, then if those people died in the war their loot would still be hidden.

 

[MiddenMonster]

Imagine how many hoards like this are still out there. I could imagine quite a few wealthy people burying their life fortunes at the start of the war, dying or being displaced before ever being able to retrieve it. Many plantation owners fled to South America after 1865, many likely too hurried to get all their wealth out of the US.

Especially in states where the population had to deal with the military from both the North and South, so they played both sides for profit. Getting caught with the other side's money could mean the end of the line for you! Reminds me of the ferry boat operator in The Outlaw Josey Wales who sang a different song depending on whether he was ferrying Northerners or Southerners across the river.

 

[MiddenMonster]

Here's another article that provides some updated information. The coins have been valued at more than $2 million by Numismatic Guaranty Company’s Certified Collectibles Group. Some of the coins have been rated as MS 64.

Rare gold coins found buried in Kentucky cornfield worth millions: 'In line with winning the lottery'

 

[fishstick]

Here's another article that provides some updated information. The coins have been valued at more than $2 million by Numismatic Guaranty Company’s Certified Collectibles Group. Some of the coins have been rated as MS 64.

Rare gold coins found buried in Kentucky cornfield worth millions: 'In line with winning the lottery'

Wouldn't get them out of my hands for that!!!!!!

 

[BennyV]

$2 million is a joke.

 

[MiddenMonster]

Wouldn't get them out of my hands for that!!!!!!

$2 million is a joke.

I certainly don't know the value of them, but this quote from the article has me scratching my head:

"They were then listed for sale on govmint.com and were snapped up in a matter of days"

I'm thinking that had I found the coins, an auction would have been the way to go. And the only real question would have been to sell them as an intact lot or break them up into smaller lots, perhaps even single coin lots. If something that is potentially worth a fortune gets "snapped up in a matter of days" you obviously didn't ask enough to begin with. Snapped up is fine if you are selling that old air compressor or the twin bed your kid outgrew. But something that people avidly collect and is making international news? I think not.