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Stacks of gold coins set against a blue sky.

Kentucky Man Finds ‘Hoard’ of Civil War Gold Coins Worth Millions in Cornfield

Source: The Guardian

Extremely rare Civil War era coins both represent and make history. Read about how gold coins discovered in a Kentucky cornfield mark a significant historical moment.

This entry was posted in A New Birth of Freedom, The Move Toward Freedom and tagged Culture & Society, History on August 1, 2023 by molly.

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