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Kentucky man finds over 700 Civil War-era coins buried in his cornfield
Live Science ^ | 10 July 2023 | Kristina Killgrove

Posted on 07/10/2023 5:46:33 PM PDT by Theoria

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1 posted on 07/10/2023 5:46:33 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: SunkenCiv
bling ping.


2 posted on 07/10/2023 5:47:02 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: Theoria

Farming can have its benefits.


3 posted on 07/10/2023 5:50:19 PM PDT by Paladin2
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To: Theoria

Nice!


4 posted on 07/10/2023 5:50:41 PM PDT by StormEye
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To: Theoria

Iโ€™m going to need to step up my metal detecting game to catch up. I got some nice old coins last weekend but no gold or silver.


5 posted on 07/10/2023 5:51:07 PM PDT by lefty-lie-spy (Stay Metal)
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To: Theoria

Wow !!!

What a find !


6 posted on 07/10/2023 5:53:11 PM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: Theoria

So THAT’S where I left them!


7 posted on 07/10/2023 5:56:02 PM PDT by ought-six (Multiculturalism is national suicide, and political correctness is the cyanide capsule. )
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To: Theoria

Of course he sold the coims, only the govt can have gold !


8 posted on 07/10/2023 5:57:30 PM PDT by SecondAmendment (This just proves my latest theory ... LEFTISTS RUIN EVERYTHING !!!)
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To: csvset

And the government will confiscate it.


9 posted on 07/10/2023 5:59:29 PM PDT by Roklok
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To: csvset
Sure, I'm just kinda skeptical. No accent Kentuckian not too far long after the fbi dug around in Pennsylvania looking for gold.
Metal detecting is a fun hobby. Also called trash removing.
10 posted on 07/10/2023 6:02:33 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: Theoria

I can not for the life of me understand why the PA guy said anything to the Feds.

Nope nada omertร 


11 posted on 07/10/2023 6:04:54 PM PDT by csvset (tolerance becomes a crime when attached to evil)
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To: csvset
Good point. Same thing occurs when the guy is innocent and helps find the killer for the cops; and the cops say he's the killer.
12 posted on 07/10/2023 6:07:09 PM PDT by Theoria
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To: SecondAmendment

Make a buncha fancy belt buckles. JB Weld one to a sidewalk in downtown LA a get the popcorn?


13 posted on 07/10/2023 6:07:16 PM PDT by know.your.why
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To: know.your.why

You wouldn’t want to waste a gold coin by gluing it to the sidewalk; someone would chisel it loose right away. Reminds me of many years ago, when my sister superglued a dime to the sidewalk in front of her third-floor apartment so that she could drop water balloons on the backs of people’s heads when they bent over to pick it up.


14 posted on 07/10/2023 6:15:47 PM PDT by HartleyMBaldwin
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To: Roklok

๐˜ˆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฅ ๐˜ต๐˜ฉ๐˜ฆ ๐˜จ๐˜ฐ๐˜ท๐˜ฆ๐˜ณ๐˜ฏ๐˜ฎ๐˜ฆ๐˜ฏ๐˜ต ๐˜ธ๐˜ช๐˜ญ๐˜ญ ๐˜ค๐˜ฐ๐˜ฏ๐˜ง๐˜ช๐˜ด๐˜ค๐˜ข๐˜ต๐˜ฆ ๐˜ช๐˜ต.

That was the first thing that came to my mind as well.


15 posted on 07/10/2023 6:31:44 PM PDT by Antihero101607
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To: Roklok

“And the government will confiscate it.”

No, they might tax him on the proceeds of the auction but that’s it.


16 posted on 07/10/2023 6:44:28 PM PDT by MeganC (There is nothing feminine about feminism. )
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To: Theoria

I wonder how long ago he found these ?

“Numismatic Guaranty Co. (NGC), which certified the coins’ authenticity”

I am don’t know how long their backup is today, but last I checked it was 6-9 months

I am not sure how good they are cause I once bought as ms70 plat eagle but I would not even give it a 67.

I asked a couple LCS their opinion and they said the same thing.

but it could be a flaw in the plastic holder, so I guess I should send it for re-grading?


17 posted on 07/10/2023 6:57:44 PM PDT by algore
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18 posted on 07/10/2023 7:10:57 PM PDT by aMorePerfectUnion (Fraud vitiates everything)
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To: Theoria

Sounds like he hit the jackpot. ๐Ÿ™‚ ๐Ÿ‘


19 posted on 07/10/2023 7:16:35 PM PDT by Robert DeLong
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To: Roklok

Yep! Always stupid to make it public.


20 posted on 07/10/2023 7:25:35 PM PDT by RushIsMyTeddyBear ("Equity" = "All animals are equal. Some animals are more equal than others.")
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