Buried treasure.
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Would be great to find 
ill certainly be checking all tins I find now!!
$20 value each... ?! Wtf..
ill certainly be checking all tins I find now!!$20 value each... ?! Wtf..
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Terry Rushton
Great story. Stuff dreams are made of.
Maybe the coins were $20 gold pieces with a face value $20. The gold content value would = weight. Collectable value what any one was willing to pay.AtomRat said:Would be great to find
$20 value each... ?! Wtf..
The experts estimate the hoard to be worth $11 million according to the article.
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Marc
Double eagles I think they called them.. none the less I would think its a lot of coin for a fella to be owning in 1890 US of A .. maybe a really cool story behind how they ended up buried,,
perhaps there's an owner in a hole close by...
here lies Tex..he wouldn't talk.
perhaps there's an owner in a hole close by...
here lies Tex..he wouldn't talk.
If only, would be nice if we had the same history here as they do in other parts of the world, imagine the finds, muskets to cross bow bolts, bronze age tools, stuff of dreams really.
Only problem here, would be declaring it and handing it over to the police only to your ownership challenged in the courts by some low life lawyer.
Only problem here, would be declaring it and handing it over to the police only to your ownership challenged in the courts by some low life lawyer.
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It's the value of some of the rarer coins that make this discovery so great.
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The administration of a discovery of this magnitude requires a special kind of expertise. Kagins, Inc. the nations oldest family owned numismatic firm and specialists in U.S. gold coins, hoard treasures, currency and rarities, was chosen to conserve and market this unique treasure. All coins now have been independently authenticated and graded by Professional Coin Grading Service.
Highlights of the cache include at least fourteen finest known specimens, among them an 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle valued at close to $1 million. Other highlights include finest example or tied for finest example certified by PCGS: 1877-S PCGS MS65 (tied for top pop); four 1888-S PCGS MS64 (tied for top pop at PCGS); two 1889-S graded PCGS MS65 (tied for new top pop); and an 1894-S PCGS MS65 (tied for top pop).
Total value at Auction was far higher than $14 million, one coin of 14 of this type was valued at $1 million.
cheers db
See internet
The administration of a discovery of this magnitude requires a special kind of expertise. Kagins, Inc. the nations oldest family owned numismatic firm and specialists in U.S. gold coins, hoard treasures, currency and rarities, was chosen to conserve and market this unique treasure. All coins now have been independently authenticated and graded by Professional Coin Grading Service.
Highlights of the cache include at least fourteen finest known specimens, among them an 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle valued at close to $1 million. Other highlights include finest example or tied for finest example certified by PCGS: 1877-S PCGS MS65 (tied for top pop); four 1888-S PCGS MS64 (tied for top pop at PCGS); two 1889-S graded PCGS MS65 (tied for new top pop); and an 1894-S PCGS MS65 (tied for top pop).
Total value at Auction was far higher than $14 million, one coin of 14 of this type was valued at $1 million.
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Ramjet said:
Very lucky find.
I check everything I see when scrounging, nothing stays unturned if it's of metal or glass content. You just never know.
Crawling through scrub at old mines and houses is another good thing to do. I've found some nice bottles, traps and tools doing that.
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Kagin's should also consider themselves lucky to get that commission after the recent (2011) Gold nugget SCAM. They were part of a property prop-up scheme where they used an Aussie nugget to highlight the properties value (ie; salting the ground). The nugget was found here in Oz in the late '80's and reported as being a recent find. Seems they don't do as much research/verification as is needed.
More here.... https://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/great-gold-nugget-scam
So if you find a BIG haul, beware who you entrust it's sale/marketing to. Kagin's may be the "oldest" but certainly not the most "trusted", as this isn't the first time they have been part of deception to the public. For what it's worth....
Gypsy
More here.... https://www.caseyresearch.com/articles/great-gold-nugget-scam
So if you find a BIG haul, beware who you entrust it's sale/marketing to. Kagin's may be the "oldest" but certainly not the most "trusted", as this isn't the first time they have been part of deception to the public. For what it's worth....
Gypsy
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