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It was the largest amount of money ever paid for a find in Sweden, according to director of the Swedish National Heritage Board Sven Göthe. [14] The hoard was dated to have been hidden some time after 870–71. [4] The treasure is on permanent display in the Gotland Museum. [15]
The face value of the coins totaled $27,980, but was assessed to be worth $10 million. The hoard contained $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]
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The Bunnik Hoard is a Romano-British coin hoard discovered in the city of Bunnik, Netherlands. The hoard consists of 404 coins of Celtic, Roman, and Numidian origin which were deposited in 47 AD. It is notable as the largest hoard found in Utrecht and the first mixed composition hoard found outside of Great Britain.
The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now England’s most valuable treasure find, revealing new information about the historical transition following the Norman Conquest.
Jon Collins-Black hid five treasure chests across the US for a public hunt. The chests contain valuable items such as a Casascius bitcoin, an emerald, and rare Pokémon cards.
The RMS Republic was a British ship built in 1903, the Republic was carrying $3,250,000 worth of gold and double eagles for the US Navy's Great White Fleet. However, the ship collided with the SS Florida and sunk. In 1919 an attempt was made to recover the lost money, but it was ultimately unsuccessful. [16] [17] Romanian Treasure: Confirmed ...
Bitcoin millionaire Jon Collins-Black has turned a lifelong fascination into what he has called the largest treasure hunt in US history.. Over the past few years, the entrepreneur and self ...