Do you want to buy a house and at the same time get free gold? Not just one but 10 pieces of coins. Not just normal coins but an old one to. This sound like a scam to everyone but who know when do you get so lucky. Like this guy, Darcy Carter from Saint John, Canada who found leather purse contained 10 U.S. gold coins minted in the 1860s and '70s. Darcy Carter was putting down hardwood flooring on the second storey of his west side home when he pulled up the top step and found the treasure.
Photo by wood TV: Coin found by Darcy Carter.
Photo by CBC News: Darcy Carter.
"It was something tucked in there, under the stair for a rainy day."
"It was in a little coin purse that looked similar to a child's marble bag," he said.
"We lifted that board up and the coins were in a little sack. My wife is dreaming of her new counter top and I think she very much deserves it so that's where the money's going to go, into our new kitchen," said Carter.
One of the $20 coins, which is in pristine condition, is worth about $9,000, according to an appraiser. The U.S. gold coins, called Double Eagles with the liberty head design, were minted in the 1860s and 1870s.
"There was a lot of trade that went on from the Saint John, Halifax and all our area down to the eastern United States, so that it's not surprising that somebody might bring these back with them and tuck them away," said Geoffrey Bell, a coin expert from Saint John.
Photo by CBC News: Coin found under this stair.
Carter hasn't decided what he's going to do with the antique coins yet. He said he might put them toward his renovation costs, or save them for a rainy day.After that valuable treasure found at his new home, Carter plans to carry on the tradition by leaving a keepsake of his own behind for someone else to find. It won't be gold though. Just a regular old quarter. He is certainly a lucky man. Who say you cannot get free gold when you bought a new house. Next time you doing some renovation to your home, make sure you check every inch of the house. Who know, it maybe your lucky day.
Anyone found treasure today?
Source: CBC News, woodtv.com.
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