Article 6D6PE Kentucky man finds ‘hoard’ of civil war gold coins worth millions in cornfield

Kentucky man finds ‘hoard’ of civil war gold coins worth millions in cornfield

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Maya Yang
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The 800 gold coins date back from 1840 to 1863 and may have been buried as a result of state's declaration of neutrality during war

A man has dug up over 800 gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield dating back to the civil war era that is estimated to be worth millions.

On 9 June, coin dealer GovMint.com uploaded a video onto YouTube of the remarkable discovery. In the video, the unidentified man can be heard identifying $1, $10 and $20 gold coins that he dug up, adding that the discovery was the most insane thing ever".

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