While digging in a corn field, a man in Kentucky (USA) accidentally discovered treasure worth millions of dollars.
Hundreds of gold coins in an “incredible” treasure found in Kentucky, USA (photo: SCMP)
A large treasure trove of more than 700 gold coins from the American Civil War found in Kentucky is being auctioned and could fetch millions of dollars, SCMP reported on July 15.
The specific location of discovery and the name of the owner of this treasure have not been disclosed.
GovMint – the auction unit of the gold coins – said the ancient coins date from 1840 to 1863.
About 95% of the gold coins in this treasure are gold dollars (in the form of coins). The rarest are 18 $20 Liberty gold coins, according to GovMint.
If sold at auction, each $20 Liberty gold coin would cost hundreds of thousands of dollars.
According to GovMint, the $20 Liberty gold coin had a limited circulation from 1850 to 1907. They were minted by the US Treasury Department after many gold mines were discovered in California.
GovMint noted that the 18 $20 Liberty gold coins discovered in a treasure trove in Kentucky are extremely rare. They do not have the words “In God We Trust” – the words were added in 1866, after the end of the American Civil War. This shows that the 18 Liberty gold coins in the treasure trove were minted before the American Civil War and they are precious artifacts that have survived bombs and bullets.
Many collectors are eager to get their hands on these Liberty gold coins, according to GovMint.
The American Civil War lasted from 1861 to 1865. During the Civil War, the wealthy state of Kentucky (on the side of the Northern Confederacy) became a battleground. Many wealthy families in Kentucky had to evacuate and bury their assets in secret places.
Ryan McNutt – archaeological expert at Georgia Southern University (USA) – believes that the treasure in Kentucky may have been buried around June or July 1863, when General John Hunt Morgan led the Confederate army to attack. attack on Kentucky.
