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A in California got a huge last year while they were walking in their . They found over 1,000 gold coins under a . The coins are worth over $10 million. They counted 1,427 coins. They were all in condition. The coins are from the 1847 to 1894. Some of them are very rare and could be worth up to $1 million each. The couple said they were walking their dog and they saw some cans sticking out of the ground under an old oak tree. When they dug down, they were at what they found. The woman said: "It was like finding a wonderful hot . I never would have thought we would have found like this."

The couple said they plan to keep some of the coins and sell the others . They will donate some of the money they receive to . They said they would use some of the money to make their better. The woman had some . She said: "Whatever answers you seek, they might be right at home. The to our difficulties was right there under our for years." She added that people should never be to bend down and look inside a rusty can. Coin David Hall made sure the coins were . He was very excited and said: "I don't like to say once-in-a-lifetime for anything, but you don't get an to handle this kind of material, a treasure like this. Ever."

 


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