{"id":1970710,"date":"2023-07-12T12:28:05","date_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:28:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-discovers-great-kentucky-hoard-of-700-civil-war-era-coins\/"},"modified":"2023-07-12T12:32:16","modified_gmt":"2023-07-12T16:32:16","slug":"man-discovers-great-kentucky-hoard-of-700-civil-war-era-coins","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-discovers-great-kentucky-hoard-of-700-civil-war-era-coins\/","title":{"rendered":"Man finds 700 Civil War coins in Kentucky."},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"float:left\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">16<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fman-discovers-great-kentucky-hoard-of-700-civil-war-era-coins%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1970710&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47--><h2>Astonishing Discovery of Rare Civil War-Era Coins<\/h2>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Prepare to be amazed by the recent discovery made by a man on his Kentucky farm. While tending to his land, he stumbled upon a massive cache of rare Civil War-era coins, the majority of them being gold. This <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/3000-year-old-mummy-offered-as-human-sacrifice-discovered-in-peru\/\" title=\"Ancient Peruvian Mummy, 3,000 Years Old, Found as Human Sacrifice.\">incredible find<\/a>, known as the \u201cGreat Kentucky Hoard,\u201d has the potential to be worth millions of dollars.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The unidentified man who unearthed this treasure recorded himself as he carefully sifted through the dirt, revealing the different types of <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/the-real-saint-nicholas-defender-of-truth-puncher-of-heretics-destroyer-of-temples\/\" title=\"The Real Saint Nicholas: Defender of Truth, Puncher of Heretics, Destroyer of Temples\">gold coins<\/a> he had found. The exact location of this <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/archaeologists-discover-3000-year-old-sword-it-almost-still-shines\/\" title=\"Archaeologists find ancient sword: 'It gleams even after 3,000 years.'\">extraordinary discovery<\/a> remains a secret, adding an air of mystery to the story.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">In a video capturing the moment, the man exclaimed, \u201cThis is the most insane thing ever! These are all $1 gold coins, $20 gold coins, $10 gold coins, and look, I\u2019m still diggin\u2019 them out.\u201d It&#8217;s truly a sight to behold.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The rare coins date back to the years between 1840 and 1863, including the highly sought-after eighteen 1863-P $20 Gold Liberty coins. According to GovMint, a coin dealer, these coins often fetch six figures due to their rarity. Additionally, hundreds of American gold dollars from 1850 to 1862 were discovered, along with some silver coins.<\/span><\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\" data-width=\"500\" data-dnt=\"true\">\n<p lang=\"en\" dir=\"ltr\">A man from Kentucky unearthed a Civil War-era fortune of over 700 gold coins in his cornfield.<\/p>\n<p>Now that\u2019s a good day on the farm. <a href=\"https:\/\/t.co\/Ayvkvxh4rH\">pic.twitter.com\/Ayvkvxh4rH<\/a><\/p>\n<p>\u2014 Gold Telegraph \u26a1 (@GoldTelegraph_) <a href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/GoldTelegraph_\/status\/1678548367897493505?ref_src=twsrc%5Etfw\">July 10, 2023<\/a><\/p>\n<\/blockquote>\n<h3>The Significance of the Discovery<\/h3>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Rare coin dealer Jeff Garrett emphasized the importance of this find, stating, \u201cThe stunning number of over 700 gold dollars represents a virtual time capsule of Civil War-era coinage, including coins from the elusive Dahlonega Mint.\u201d It&#8217;s truly a remarkable piece of history.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">The story behind the hoard adds another layer of intrigue. It is often reported that wealthy Kentuckians buried their wealth to protect it from bootleggers and outlaws. Georgia Southern University archaeologist Ryan McNutt suggests that this particular hoard may have been buried in advance of Confederate John Hunt Morgan\u2019s raid in June to July 1863, given the time period and the location in neutral Kentucky.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Kentucky played a unique role during the Civil War. Despite divided loyalties among its citizens, the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/man-discovers-great-kentucky-hoard-of-700-civil-war-era-coins\/\" title=\"Man finds 700 Civil War coins in Kentucky.\">state officially declared neutrality<\/a>, making it one of four slave states that did not secede from the Union. However, it became a target for raids, and Morgan&#8217;s raid in 1863 caused significant damage to both military and civilian property.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">According to McNutt, the fact that the coins discovered in the hoard were federal currency suggests that they were hidden to evade Confederate raiding parties. During this time, many Americans became skilled at concealing their goods and valuables.<\/span><\/p>\n<h3>Witness the Unveiling<\/h3>\n<p><strong>WATCH:<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Immerse yourself in the excitement of this extraordinary discovery by watching the video of the man unearthing the coins. It&#8217;s a captivating moment that showcases the incredible history hidden beneath the Kentucky soil.<\/span><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man in Kentucky found a valuable cache of rare Civil War-era coins on his farm. The majority of the coins are made of gold. This incredible discovery, known as the &#8220;Great Kentucky Hoard,&#8221; could be worth millions of dollars. The man&#8217;s identity remains unknown.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1530,"featured_media":1970711,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_mo_disable_npp":"","fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","fifu_image_alt":"","footnotes":""},"categories":[541],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-1970710","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-the-daily-wire"],"fifu_image_url":"https:\/\/cndimages.nyc3.digitaloceanspaces.com\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2021\/01\/IMG_2758-scaled-1.jpg","_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970710","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1530"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=1970710"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/1970710\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/1970711"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=1970710"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=1970710"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=1970710"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}