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American found a coin worth millions of dollars

In New England, the numismatist, who wants to preserve anonymity, found a rare coin, valued at millions, writes Paleofuture.

Photo: Numismatic Guaranty Corporation

The 5 dollar coin was minted in 1854 at the San Francisco Mint. At the height of the California gold rush, they were released in less than 300 units. Until now, it was believed that only three survived, now found the fourth.

Numismatists did not believe that his coin was genuine. He had to go to Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC), a company that does independent coin authentication, where the authenticity of the product was confirmed.

Verifying authenticity was one of the most difficult tasks. Scientists had to compare the coin with the three survivors. But one of the coins was stolen from the DuPont family in 1967. The robbers broke into his house, tied up a son and a servant, and forced his wife to open a safe. Thieves destroyed more than 7 thousands of coins from a stolen collection, but a rare 5-dollar coin known as Liberty Head Half Eagle, was never found.

“We wanted to make sure it wasn't the same coin. We received an image of a coin made in 1962 at auction,” said Richard Montgomery, president of NGC.

The researchers found no similarities between the coins. The collector does not tell how she fell into his hands.

“It’s like finding a real Picasso at a garage sale. Such discoveries happen once in a lifetime,” says the chairman of the board of directors. Numismatic Guaranty Corporatio Mark Salzberg.

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