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A cornfield in Kentucky yielded 700 Civil War-era gold coins, one of the largest hoards from the 1860s ever found in America.
A Kentucky farmer stumbled on one of the biggest troves of Civil War gold coins ever found, fuelling the dreams of treasure ...
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Man discovers 700 Civil War coins worth millions buried at Kentucky farm
A man in Kentucky hit the jackpot after he discovered over 700 coins from the Civil War era on his rural farm. The findings have been nicknamed the “Great Kentucky Hoard” and include a group ...
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Civil War Coins Dug Up by Kentucky Man Could Be Worth 'More Than $2M'
Pandora Dewan is a Senior Science Reporter at Newsweek based in London, UK. Her focus is reporting on science, health and technology. Pandora joined Newsweek in 2022 and previously worked as the ...
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Trove of 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Discovered in Kentucky
The person who hid the coins was far from the only Kentucky resident who took steps to protect their wealth during the Civil War. William Pettit reportedly buried $80,000 in gold coins somewhere ...
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Over 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Found Buried on a Kentucky Farm
By Chris Cameron A Civil War-era treasure of more than 700 gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky cornfield, a find that has at least partly vindicated legends of lost Civil War gold that have ...
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Hundreds of Civil War era gold coins found in Kentucky farm. ‘Most insane thing ever’
Hundreds of Civil War-era gold coins, called the Great Kentucky Hoard, were found in a cornfield. Bill Gale, GovMint founder and president, said in a news release. A gold coin treasure trove ...
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A man unearthed 700 gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield. It could confirm a long-held theory about how Southerners protected their treasure during the Civil War.
An unidentified man found a treasure trove of gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield. The coins, which were minted before or during the Civil War, could be worth more than $1 million. Urban legends ...
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Hoard of 700 Civil War-era gold coins unearthed in Kentucky cornfield, collectors say
Coin collectors rejoiced after gold was struck in a Kentucky cornfield last month, literally. More than 800 gold Civil War-era coins were discovered after being buried more than 150 years ago.
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BCM’s NKY History Hour discusses Black self-defense in Post-Civil War Kentucky
After the Civil War, newly freed African Americans in Kentucky faced a time of great uncertainty and danger. In the face of intimidation and violence aimed at limiting their new freedoms, some found ...
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Black Civil War soldiers massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky, remembered 160 years later
SIMPSONVILLE, Ky. (WDRB) -- Saturday will mark 160 years since more than 20 Black Civil War soldiers fighting for the Union were massacred in Simpsonville, Kentucky. A snow-covered stretch of ...
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Civil War Coins Dug Up by Kentucky Man Could Be Worth 'More Than $2M'
A man in Kentucky struck gold when he found a hoard of coins dating back to the American Civil War while digging at his farm. The coins, which numbered 700 in total, were certified by the ...