Check out this 1801 Drapped Bust Gold found in an 1815 time capsule

TopographicOceans

You have to pause it at 00:14 into the video
The "coins" found don't get much air time.

jonathanb

The 1815 time capsule contained a photo. Huh.

Coin Finder

LOL Jon!!!

okiedude

The "Star Spangled Banner" book at the end is wrong also, look at the binding style, not appropriate for 1815. The book was published in 1915. Sometimes time capsules have been opened at a centennial date and reviewed and re-stuffed. I wonder if that is the case with this one?

GoldenEyeNumismatics

<< <i>The "Star Spangled Banner" book at the end is wrong also, look at the binding style, not appropriate for 1815. The book was published in 1915. Sometimes time capsules have been opened at a centennial date and reviewed and re-stuffed. I wonder if that is the case with this one? >>



This is what I was going to say.

StrikeOutXXX

The Baltimore Time Capsule is similar to the one opened in Boston a few months back.

There is a capsule from 1915, but also one from 1815.

The 1815 one contained "3 glass jars stuffed with coins"

http://www.baltimoremagazine.net/2015/6/2/washington-monuments-two-time-capsules-opened

ricko

I watch for reports of old building demolitions and check for cornerstone placements in building history. They often contain time capsules. Cheers, RickO

SaorAlba

The guy with the mask reminded me of the creep in the lab in "Independence Day" in Area 51

Wabbit2313

That is cool. I can't find the exact list of coins except that there were 14 of them.

Also, is that lady Betsy Ross?

StrikeOutXXX

These were in the 1915 portion - still trying to find the 1815 part:



Jar No. 1 – Gold Eagle ($10), Half Eagle ($5) and Quarter Eagle ($2.5) (Obverse)


Jar No. 1 – Gold Eagle, Half Eagle and Quarter Eagle (Reverse)


Jar No. 1 – The Washington and Duke of Wellington Medals

Tomthecoinguy

I understand there were actually two time capsules one form 1815 and one from 1915. I hope they add another one from 2015, when the rebury them.

I have searched the web and cannot find a listing of the coins or pictures of each of them. I have e-mailed some of the people mentioned in the stories I've found, hopefully they will have more info on the coins.

Walkerguy21D

Neat, but those gold coins need to be conserved

Tomthecoinguy

Here is the coins listed in the inventory of the 1815 box.

Coins and Medals
At the bottom of the jar were found 12 coins and medals, each wrapped in its own paper and labeled with
an ink inscription as to the denomination/medal inside. There was not an apparent order.

1806 Copper Half Cent

1812 Copper Cent

180[last digit illegible under magnification] Silver Half Dime

1809 Silver Dime

1807 Silver Quarter

1811 Silver Half Dollar

1799 Silver Dollar

1807 Gold Quarter Eagle

1802 Gold Half Eagle

1801 Gold Eagle

amwldcoin

I want that Barber Half!