A gold coin treasure trove dating back to the Civil War era was unearthed in Kentucky, and experts say it shines light on life in the 1800s. Called the “Great Kentucky Hoard,” the trove of ...

A Kentucky man dug them up while working on his farm. The 700 gold coins, dating back to the American Civil War, have been valued at over $2 million. Numismatic Guaranty Company ...

A Civil War-era treasure of more than 700 gold coins was unearthed in a Kentucky cornfield, a find that has at least partly vindicated legends of lost Civil War gold that have driven American ...

An anonymous man unearthed the 700-plus gold coins in a cornfield in Kentucky earlier this year. (For now, he’s keeping his identity and the exact location of the farmland under wraps.) ...

A Kentucky man got the surprise of his life while digging in his field earlier this year: a cache of over 700 coins from the American Civil War era. The "Great Kentucky Hoard" includes hundreds of ...

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 ...

Coin collectors rejoiced after gold was struck in a Kentucky cornfield last month, literally. More than 800 gold Civil War-era coins were discovered after being buried more than 150 years ago.

A man unearthed 700 gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield. It could confirm a long-held theory about how Southerners protected their treasure during the Civil War.

Over 700 Civil War-era coins were unearthed in June. The collection was being hailed as "The Great Kentucky Hoard." The coins dated back to between 1840 and 1863 and consisted of US gold dollars ...

The year 1862 was the zenith of Civil War conflicts in Kentucky. After 1862, the Civil War in Kentucky was limited to cavalry raids and guerrilla activity. Had the Confederates won a decisive ...

The 'Great Kentucky Hoard,' as the discovery is being called, was comprised of mostly U.S. Civil War-era gold coins dating from between 1840 to 1863. Skip to main content Gear ...