A Century-Old Russian Find
March 26, 2026
Scientific excavations in Russia’s Tver Oblast recently uncovered a clay pot, estimated to be about a century old, that contained 409 gold coins. Researchers believe the hoard, located in the foundation of an old house in the city of Torzhok some 260 miles southeast of St. Petersburg, was likely tucked away around the time of the Russian Revolution in 1917.
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