From the Associated Press. A one cent copper coin minted in the first year the United States minted its own coins, 1793, sold for $1.38 million at a Florida auction. Heritage Auctions, who sold the coin, said "it was the most a United States copper coin has sold for at auction." The 1793 penny, with Lady Liberty on the face and a 13 link chain on the back originated at the Philadelphia mint.
The California couple who found about 1400 gold coins have put them on the auction block via Amazon.com and Don Kagin's, the person handling the sale for the couple who found the coins, web site Kagins.com. In the first few hours they had sales over 2 million dollars. It is estimated that when the smoke clears the anonymous couple who found the coins will reap over 10 million. This just shows you treasure is still out there to be found.
John Jacobs has just announced the release of johnjacobstreasureadventure.com. A new interactive Web site set to launch in June. The site will challenge users to test their treasure hunting skills to find real treasure. The best part is that it is FREE. Users can sign up for a treasure lead from the John Jacobs treasure hunting diary. The lead consist of a story that has enough information, for the savvy treasure hunter, to find a real treasure. For those needing a little extra help, clues will be made available for purchase, at a nominal fee, a couple days after the release of the new lead. In addition clues can appear anywhere on the web site at anytime. John Jacobs will be releasing treasure leads worldwide. The first few treasure leads will be within a short drive of the Chicago area. What a great way to test your research skills and enjoy the outdoors and have the opportunity to make money, at no cost to the participants.
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