The Saddle Ridge Hoard and the California Gold Rush
In 2013, a couple who lived in California was walking their dog on a trail within their property limits until the husband spotted a rusted metal can sticking out of the ground. He dug the can out of the ground. When he lifted it, he found out it was extremely heavy. They soon learned why when the lid cracked open and exposed a gold coin. The couple became ecstatic and eagerly hauled the can to their house. While exploring the canister they dropped out many more gold coins. They quickly returned to the site and dug the area for more cans. To their astonishment, they excavated seven other containers of different sizes, filled with more gold coins. The entire stash total 1427 gold coins. A majority of them were Double Eagle $ 20 pieces. $ 10 and $ 5 gold pieces were many fewer in number. The face value of the Hoard is approximately to approximately $ 28,000. So, why were these coins buried buried there? Two theories come to light. First, people who do not trust banks often stash their money in a hidden place, such as in a mattress, or an underground vault in the back yard. But, they die before retrieving their stored cash, and someone else stumbles upon it years later. Second, bandits who steal money, pursued by authorities, bury their loot until they come...
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