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A cornfield in Kentucky yielded 700 Civil War-era gold coins, one of the largest hoards from the 1860s ever found in America.

A normal workday in a Kentucky cornfield turned into a moment of breathtaking discovery. In the summer of 2023, a local farmer tilling his land stumbled on what would become one of the biggest troves ...
WMAZ

Confederate gold treasure may be in Lake Michigan

MUSKEGON, Mich. (WZZM) -- Could there be roots to one of the Civil War's most enduring mysteries in Muskegon, Michigan? That's what two local treasure hunters strongly believe and they have four years ...
The Roanoke Times

2 men continue search for Civil War treasure

Since the Civil War ended in 1865, stories of vast caches of Confederate gold have abounded without any trace of it showing up. Two men are convinced the treasure exists and is there to be found by ...
Southeast Missourian

Treasure hunters doubt FBI's word on Civil War gold

DENTS RUN, Pa. -- Surrounded by dozens of stone-faced FBI agents on a frigid winter's day, Dennis and Kem Parada stared down at the empty hole and knew something wasn't right. The father-son duo spent ...