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An 1856-O double eagle, similar to the one depicted here, was the most expensive coin in the hoard, selling at auction for $105 (equivalent to $2,391 in 2023). In 1934, a hoard of gold coins was discovered by two teenage boys (Theodore Jones, 16, and Henry Grob, 15) in Baltimore, Maryland.
The hoard was discovered during renovations of an 18th century property beneath the kitchen floor. [2] The 266 gold coins were found packed within a stoneware vessel tax-stamped to the reign of Queen Anne (1702-1714). The vessel was nearly complete, manganese-mottled salt-glazed and decorated with ridged geometric markings.
Israeli archaeologists have hailed the discovery of 44 gold coins in a wall as a rare glimpse into the Byzantine Empire past at a time of violent conquest.
The Hoxne Hoard (/ ˈ h ɒ k s ən / HOK-sən) [2] is the largest hoard of late Roman silver and gold discovered in Britain, [3] and the largest collection of gold and silver coins of the fourth and fifth centuries found anywhere within the former Roman Empire. [4] It was found by Eric Lawes, a metal detectorist in the village of Hoxne in ...
In Farming Hills, Michigan, two sovereign coins were dropped in along with a 10-ruble coin. A gold coin worth $3,000 was found in a kettle in Monmouth, Oregon.
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Archaeologists found three more ceramic jars of coins in nearby ruins of a masonry building from medieval France. Cache of coins was hidden in a box underground for 850 years — until now. See it
A large portion of the collection is constituted by coins that were found in hoards while the rest comes from the initial collection of Aegina, recent excavations in mainland Greece and donations. The museum houses a library of 12,000 books specialized in the study of coinage. There is also a conservation laboratory.