"Kentucky Man's Cornfield Yields 700 Buried Civil War-era Coins"

A Kentucky man discovered a cache of over 700 coins from the American Civil War era while digging in his field. The "Great Kentucky Hoard" includes U.S. gold pieces dating between 1840 and 1863, with 95% of the hoard composed of gold dollars. The hoard offers insights into America's history during a tumultuous period and may have been buried to prevent theft by the Confederacy. Archaeologists emphasize the importance of reporting such finds to preserve historical information.