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Yes, sadly Jim Crow was alive and well then, even in the papers. Would be interesting to know how the coins were disbursed (via auction, dealers, etc.)
10,000 Double Eagles or thereabouts....WOW !!...that's a HUGE hoard dwarfed by only a few famous bank hoards.
You don't see individual hoards of this quantity or money value.
Hope the 35 "workers" got to tuck a coin or two in their britches. That's a lot of gold!
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ALOT of money for that era.
Growing up, I dreamed of working for Mel Fisher.
A buddy always wanted to go look for the Hunley.
Used to blackwater dive in rivers with a lot of Revolutionary and Civil War history. Just a simple river made the logistics and natural elements challenging. Imagine diving in a cup of coffee with tannins giving you 1 foot visibility. Dangerous with sunken shad nets, hangups, occasional critter. Never found much.
To walk a field and strike it rich must have been glorious. Even if it was for just a day until the authorities intervened.
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"It consists of $20 gold pieces, minted in 1850 and before" I'd like to know about any from "before".
Collector of Liberty Seated Half Dimes, including die pairs and die states
So would I!😉
Perhaps it was meant to read “1860” instead.
Mark Feld* of Heritage Auctions*Unless otherwise noted, my posts here represent my personal opinions.
Maybe the 2nd missing 1849, or more than the 2 reportedly minted!