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Gold coins worth €1.6m stolen in nine-minute heist from German museum
and are thought to date back to the first century BC Thieves have stolen a hoard of Celtic gold coins worth about €1.6m (£1.4m) from a museum in Germany. Hundreds of coins were taken from the ...
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Rare hoard of Roman-era coins discovered in German mountains — miles from the empire's frontlines
A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a hoard of nearly 3,000 Roman-era coins in an unusual place — north of the empire's defensive lines.
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Metal detectorist unearths gold item — and finds unique 600-year-old artifact. See it
Museum officials identified the coin as a well-preserved gold gulden from 1429 or 1430. Photos show the unique medieval artifact. Guldens were a gold currency used throughout modern-day Germany ...
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Collecting International Gold and Silver Coins
The Lilly Collection is now a part of the National Numismatic Collection. An act of Congress in 1968 brought the coins from Lilly’s estate to the Smithsonian. This acquisition included 1,227 U.S. gold ...