A Kentucky farmer stumbled on one of the biggest troves of Civil War gold coins ever found, fuelling the dreams of treasure hunters from all across America.

By Chris Cameron A Civil War-era treasure of more than 700 gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky ... It is unclear how he found the gold and whether he had suspected that the treasure was buried ...

More than 800 gold Civil War-era coins were discovered after being buried ... After the dirt was removed, coin experts found that most of the collection was in pristine condition, receiving ...

The 700-plus gold coins, found in a cornfield in Kentucky, date to between 1840 and 1863. GovMint.com. Every so often, amateur treasure hunters stumble onto something spectacular: the missing ...

Hundreds of Civil War-era gold coins, called the Great Kentucky Hoard, were found in a cornfield. Bill Gale, GovMint founder and president, said in a news release. A gold coin treasure trove ...

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An unidentified man found a treasure trove of gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield. The coins, which were minted before or during the Civil War, could be worth more than $1 million.

Civil War-era gold coins were recently found in a Kentucky cornfield and listed for sale on govmint.com before being valued at $2 million. The coins were named the "Great Kentucky Hoard." ...

Regardless of the coins’ exact origin, the Great Kentucky Hoard joins a long lineage of buried Civil War gold found long after the battles ended. Those discoveries have inspired intense fervor ...

A man in Kentucky hit the jackpot after he discovered over 700 coins from the American Civil War era on his rural farm. The findings have been nicknamed the "Great Kentucky Hoard" and include a ...

“This is the most insane thing ever,” he said, pointing out coins that were later certified by Numismatic Guaranty Co. as genuine $1, $10 and $20 gold coins minted before and during the Civil War.