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[Wahbooz]

This is rather hard to comprehend. A couple goes out walking their dog, and stumbles onto a horde of gold coins from the 1800's? But it must be true if Don Kagin and David Hall are involved. The gold coins, dating from 1847 to 1894 with a face value of $27,000, has been estimated to be worth upwards of $10 million. If some of them are as rare as they say, the value may be in multiples of $10 million. Can't wait to see this hit the auction block.

http://www.nbcnews.com/news/us-news...s-10m-gold-coins-buried-yard-n38471?GT1=43001

 

[NightSwimmer]

Don't you know that all of the folks who bought metal detectors to search for treasure are green with envy over someone just accidentally stumbling over such a find.

 

[Addy]

Don't you know that all of the folks who bought metal detectors to search for treasure are green with envy over someone just accidentally stumbling over such a find.

You know they are, NS.. And to think the couple had lived there for several years and only now found the treasure just sitting there in rusting out canisters buried under that big oak tree. The gold coins were found buried approx. 50 miles from the California Gold Rush according to one news report.

 

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[marvin martian]

This happened very close to where I live. I'm familiar with the couple in question. I hope they make out well with this...

 

[Wahbooz]

This happened very close to where I live. I'm familiar with the couple in question. I hope they make out well with this...

I don't see how they can't possibly make out. I haven't seen any info on the dates and corresponding mint marks, but I'm more than willing to bet there will be some high ticket items in that horde. I've been told many of the coins will be auctioned off on Amazon.com, but I wasn't aware that Amazon handled rare coins. I really expected Heritage or someone like that to handle the lots.

 

[Wahbooz]

Don't you know that all of the folks who bought metal detectors to search for treasure are green with envy over someone just accidentally stumbling over such a find.

Hell, what about the guy who pounds the floor of hundreds of coin shows. And here they practically trip over it?