{"id":7599,"date":"2021-07-13T16:44:43","date_gmt":"2021-07-13T14:44:43","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thomasnumismatics.com\/?post_type=actualites&p=7599"},"modified":"2021-08-10T14:42:23","modified_gmt":"2021-08-10T12:42:23","slug":"treasure-tuscaloosa","status":"publish","type":"actualites","link":"https:\/\/thomasnumismatics.com\/en\/blog\/treasure-tuscaloosa\/","title":{"rendered":"The Treasure of Tuscaloosa"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

On an afternoon of March 1999, Steve Webb was conducting landscaping works his backyard in Tuscaloosa, Alabama. He dug a few holes and unearthed an iron box buried in the ground. It was a lucky day for this 30-year-old American. Indeed, he had just discovered what would later be called the Tuscaloosa treasure, consisting of dozens of silver and gold coins! <\/p>\n\n

A lucky discovery in Tuscaloosa <\/h2>\n\n

That day, Steve Webb was landscaping his yard with the help of his father. They built a fence to mark off his private space. As they dig a hole to bury the fourth post, they hear a glass break. Steve Webb kneels down and starts digging with his hands. At that moment, he saw an inscription: “United States of America”. <\/p>\n\n

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About 1 meter underground, he discovered some coins along with a rusty iron box with a very damaged rag. Inside, there were other coins. The father and son spread the pages of a newspaper on the dining room table. They cleaned the coins and sorted them out. In all, the Tuscaloosa treasure consists of 276 coins. They were all minted before the Civil War, between 1746 and 1860. <\/p>\n\n

The Tuscaloosa treasure: 276 coins in total <\/h2>\n\n

Steve Webb contacted a numismatic expert to find out the value of his find. <\/p>\n\n

The expert inventoried the Tuscaloosa treasure: 8 gold coins, including 5 $2.50 coins and 3 $1 coins, 195 silver half dollars, 66 American quarters, 4 Mexican silver coins, 3 French silver coins from 1746 and a counterfeit Liberty half dollar. <\/p>\n\n