Pretty neat discovery of gold coins in Israel
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Not US coins (I know) but pretty interesting discovery of 425 pure gold coins from 1100 years ago:
https://www.cnn.com/style/article/gold-coins-found-israel-scli-intl/index.html
These kids hit the big time
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Definitely! Whether they get to keep any of it or not, it’s still a really cool find.
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Amazing!
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The part in the video where they scrape dust off the coin with a dental pick was a bit tough to watch!
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Agree. This was an I.Q. test for the finder. It'll be interesting to see if the finder gets to keep any of their coins. Of course, when they are found as part of an organized archeological dig, they shouldn't be kept.
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I really like these historical posts; especially when they're about gold coins.
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That is an archaeological dig... no chance of keeping the coins. As far as cleaning them with the pick, standard procedure, they are not coin collectors. Cheers, RickO
Yes ... I heard about this.
You wonder what percentage of treasure troves go unreported. Neat find for sure.
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This kind of thing happens all the time in Israel.
It is less common here in California.
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