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The coins were found in a cornfield in Kentucky sometime before 2023; the exact location was not revealed. The person who found the hoard requested anonymity and sources say that he is a man. Many of the coins were found in the ground with pieces of a cloth bag and one of the coins was damaged from farm equipment.
The coins in the Kentucky cache are dated between 1840 and 1863. Skip to main content. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290-4726 more ways to reach us. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 ...
The face value of the coins totaled $27,980, but was assessed to be worth $10 million. The hoard contains $27,460 in twenty-dollar coins, $500 in ten-dollar coins, and $20 in five-dollar coins, all dating from 1847 to 1894. The collection is the largest known discovery of buried gold coins that has ever been recovered in the United States. [1]
Mineral Mound State Park: Eddyville [2] 541 acres (2.2 km 2) My Old Kentucky Home State Park: Bardstown: 285 acres (1.2 km 2) Nolin Lake State Park: Edmonson County: Park: 333 acres (1.3 km 2) Lake: 5,795 acres (23 km 2) [4] Old Fort Harrod State Park: Harrodsburg: 15 acres (0.06 km 2) Paintsville Lake State Park: Johnson County [3] Park: 242 ...
There are only two moonbows in the world, and one of them is at a Kentucky State Park. Skip to main content. Sign in. Mail. 24/7 Help. For premium support please call: 800-290 ...
Our columnist says he owes Kentucky’s 100-year-old state parks system his life. Here’s the story.
The coins are 34 mm × 2 mm and are made from a 90% gold (0.900 fine or 21.6 kt) and 10% copper alloy and have a total weight of 1.0750 troy ounces (1.1794 oz; 33.44 g). The eagle , half eagle , and quarter eagle were defined by name in the Act of Congress originally authorizing them. [ 2 ]
The major archaeological features of Big Bone Lick State Park. 4: Burks' Distillery: Burks' Distillery: January 16, 1980 : Loretto: Marion: Producer of Maker's Mark bourbon whiskey: 5: Camp Nelson Historic and Archeological District