California’s gold country is still paying off for one lucky couple who stumbled across what is believed to be one of the greatest buried treasures ever found in the United States.
The couple, only being identified as John and Mary, was taking their dog on its daily walk on their private property when they noticed a rusty metal can sticking out of the ground last April.
What they unearthed turned out to be eight cans containing 1,400 rare gold pieces, dating to the mid-to late 1800s, in nearly mint condition, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The preserved U.S. gold coins have a face value of more than $28,000. They are expected to be worth more than $10 million today.
The family turned to Kagin’s senior numismatist, David McCarthy, who determined the coin’s history and value. Kagin Inc. specializes in U.S. gold coins.
“We all dream about discovering buried treasure; seeing the real thing in person – piles of gold coins encrusted in dirt and rust – the experience was just indescribable,” McCarthy said in a press release on the Kagin website. “Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine coins coming out of the ground in the kind of condition that I saw in front of me. Many pieces were finer than anything known in major collections or museums.”
The couple couldn’t believe their eyes when they opened the heavy cans and saw the gold coins.
“Of course, it was a very surreal moment,” John said in an interview on the Kagin website. “It was very hard to believe at first. I thought any second an old miner with a mule was going to appear.”
Most of the coins will be listed for purchase on Amazon. One of the most valuable of the coins is a 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle valued at close to $1 million
Prior to this find, the largest reported find of buried treasure in the U.S. was in Jackson, Tenn. in 1985 where construction workers found gold with a face value of $4,500. It later sold for around $1 million.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/02/california_couple_stumbles_upo.html#incart_river
The couple, only being identified as John and Mary, was taking their dog on its daily walk on their private property when they noticed a rusty metal can sticking out of the ground last April.
What they unearthed turned out to be eight cans containing 1,400 rare gold pieces, dating to the mid-to late 1800s, in nearly mint condition, the Chicago Tribune reported.
The preserved U.S. gold coins have a face value of more than $28,000. They are expected to be worth more than $10 million today.
The family turned to Kagin’s senior numismatist, David McCarthy, who determined the coin’s history and value. Kagin Inc. specializes in U.S. gold coins.
“We all dream about discovering buried treasure; seeing the real thing in person – piles of gold coins encrusted in dirt and rust – the experience was just indescribable,” McCarthy said in a press release on the Kagin website. “Never in my wildest dreams would I imagine coins coming out of the ground in the kind of condition that I saw in front of me. Many pieces were finer than anything known in major collections or museums.”
The couple couldn’t believe their eyes when they opened the heavy cans and saw the gold coins.
“Of course, it was a very surreal moment,” John said in an interview on the Kagin website. “It was very hard to believe at first. I thought any second an old miner with a mule was going to appear.”
Most of the coins will be listed for purchase on Amazon. One of the most valuable of the coins is a 1866-S No Motto Double Eagle valued at close to $1 million
Prior to this find, the largest reported find of buried treasure in the U.S. was in Jackson, Tenn. in 1985 where construction workers found gold with a face value of $4,500. It later sold for around $1 million.
http://blog.al.com/wire/2014/02/california_couple_stumbles_upo.html#incart_river
im headed to my backyard right gotdamn now 
. It's like damn why can't I find some gold or some lost money or shyt.