Kentucky man discovers cache of Civil War coins worth millions buried on his rural farm – Rullie i

A Kentucky man hit the jackpot after he discovered over 700 rare Civil War-era coins on his rural farm — the find is said to be worth millions of dollars.

GovMint.com shared an exclusive video of what it characterized as the “actual unearthing of The Great Kentucky Hoard find.”

“This is the most insane thing ever,” the man said in the footage. “These are all $1 gold coins, $20 gold coins, $10 gold coins and, look, I’m still diggin’ them out.”

“According to the Numismatic Guaranty Co. (NGC), which certified the coins’ authenticity, and GovMint, where the coins were sold, 95% of the hoard is composed of gold dollars, along with 20 $10 Liberty coins and eight $20 Liberty coins,” Live Science reported. “The rarest is the 1863-P $20 1-ounce gold Liberty coin. Just one of these coins can go for six figures at auction, and the Great Kentucky Hoard boasts 18 of them.”

The $20 Liberty coin circulated from 1850 to 1907, according to NGC, and was minted by the Treasury Department after gold was discovered in California. The coins are even rarer because they don’t include “In God We Trust,” which was added after the Civil War ended.

Rare coin dealer Jeff Garrett, a leading expert in US coinage, handled the newly discovered group of coins.

“While I’m always excited when someone calls asking for advice about a rare coin discovery, the opportunity to handle the Great Kentucky Hoard is one of the highlights of my career,” he told NGC. “The importance of this discovery cannot be overstated, as the stunning number of over 700 gold dollars represents a virtual time capsule of Civil War-era coinage, including coins from the elusive Dahlonega Mint. Finding one mint condition 1863 Double Eagle would be an important numismatic event. Finding nearly a roll of superb examples is hard to comprehend.”

Ryan McNutt, a conflict archaeologist at Georgia Southern University spoke to Live Science about what the discovery may tell us about America’s history during an extremely tumultuous period, saying in an email that “given the time period and the location in Kentucky, which was neutral at the time, it is entirely possible this was buried in advance of Confederate John Hunt Morgan’s June to July 1863 raid.”

Here’s a quick sampling of responses to the story from Twitter:

Here I am in Western TX, where all I can dig up are rare fossils & Clovis point arrow heads.

— Andrew (@FinanceTX) July 12, 2023

I wonder if those could have been the loot from the James Gang when they robbed the Huntington Bank and fled across the river into Kentucky.

— Stephen L. Hall (@StephenLHall) July 12, 2023

@GoldSilverPawn Rick already talked him down to 1000 bucks

— Gerry G (@ggiul1256) July 11, 2023

Huge civil war cache found in kentucky corn field – including 18 1863P $20 gold coins pic.twitter.com/vUJtv9e2dW

— Gold & Silver Coins (@dgsecompanies) July 10, 2023

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