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Israeli Archaeologists Find Treasures in Ancient Shipwrecks

December 22, 2021
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JERUSALEM—The Israel Antiquities Authority announced Wednesday the discovery of remnants of two shipwrecks off the Mediterranean coast, replete with a sunken trove of hundreds of Roman and medieval silver coins. The finds made near the ancient city of Caesarea were dated to the Roman and Mamluk periods, around 1,700 and 600 years ago, archaeologists said….

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Rare Coin Minted in Colonial New England Sells for $350,000

November 30, 2021
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BOSTON—One of the first coins minted in Colonial New England, which was recently found among other coins in a candy tin, has sold at auction for more than $350,000, more than it was expected to get, the auctioneer said Friday. The one shilling silver coin made in Boston in 1652—considered the finest example of just…

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French Craftsmen Discover 239 Pre-Revolution Gold Coins in Walls of Mansion During Reno

October 1, 2021
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While remodeling an old mansion in the French countryside, three craftsmen stumbled on hidden treasure: 239 rare gold coins stashed away in the walls of the property. The hoard is valued at roughly $350,000. In 2019, the married couple who owned the home in Plozévet—a commune in the Finistère department of Brittany in northwestern France—decided to…

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