Trove of 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Discovered in Kentucky
Jul 20, 2023 · Now, a Civil War coin hoard that may have been buried to protect its contents from Confederate raiders is joining the ranks of these fascinating finds. An anonymous man unearthed the 700-plus...
Confederate gold - Wikipedia
Confederate gold refers to hidden caches of gold lost after the American Civil War. Millions of dollars' worth of gold was lost or unaccounted for after the war, and its possible location has been the source of speculation of many historians and treasure hunters.
Witnesses to FBI hunt for Civil War gold in Pennsylvania woods …
New eyewitness accounts are raising questions about the FBI’s secretive 2018 dig for a legendary cache of Civil War-era gold. Two men who were near the excavation site in rural Pennsylvania have told The Associated Press they heard loud noises early in the morning.
Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his …
Jul 10, 2023 · James Langstaff left a letter saying he had buried $20,000 in coins on his property in Paducah, William Pettit buried $80,000 worth of gold coins near Lexington, and Confederate soldiers...
Civil War gold found in Kentucky cornfield, estimated at $1 million
Aug 3, 2023 · William Pettit reportedly buried nearly $80,000 in coins near Lexington, and some quarantined Confederate soldiers may have stolen payroll money and hid it in a cave in the Cumberland Gap.
Kentucky hoard gold coin collection discovered in cornfield - USA TODAY
Jul 13, 2023 · A hoard of more than 700 gold Civil War era coins were found in a Kentucky cornfield last month and now they're on sale to the public.
Over 700 Civil War-Era Gold Coins Found Buried on a Kentucky …
Jul 16, 2023 · 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...
FBI's Civil War gold dig in Dents Run, Pennsylvania, at center of ...
Feb 19, 2023 · There is little evidence in the historical record to suggest that an Army detachment lost a gold shipment in the Pennsylvania wilderness — possibly the result of an ambush by Confederate...
Treasure hunters allege the FBI made off with Civil War-era gold …
Jun 13, 2022 · The FBI used the consultant's work to obtain a warrant to seize any gold found at the site at Dent's Run, about 135 miles (220 kilometers) northeast of Pittsburgh, where legend says an 1863...
Did the FBI Steal Nine Tons of Civil War Gold? - The Atlantic
Jun 17, 2022 · On March 15, 2018, two days after the dig began, a plane in Siberia lost 3.4 tons of its nine-ton cargo of gold and silver when the cargo door accidentally opened soon after takeoff. There is ...