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10/17/2012 Pistols Bonnie and Clyde 17. 10. 2012

10/17/2012 Pistols Bonnie and Clyde

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Nine years ago, two guns belonging to notorious gangsters Bonnie and Clyde were for sale for half a million dollars. They were carrying the guns when they were shot by police in 1934. Bonnie had a revolver attached with a patch on his inner thigh, Clyde behind his belt.
16.10.2014 2200 years old carriage 16. 10. 2014

16.10.2014 2200 years old carriage

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Archaeologists from the University of Leicester have discovered fittings from a 2,200-year-old chariot. Experts believe it was dismantled or never reassembled. It probably belonged to a nobleman or warrior.
14.10.2021 Fisherman finds coins that belonged to a soldier 14. 10. 2021

14.10.2021 Fisherman finds coins that belonged to a soldier

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Treasure hunter and fisherman Jason Hemmings (41) has discovered Roman coins believed to have been dropped by a soldier two thousand years ago. The Dorset man made the haul with a metal detector he bought from a friend for £300. In total he found fifteen bronze and silver coins.
13.10.2012 Golden Seahorse Brooch 13. 10. 2012

13.10.2012 Golden Seahorse Brooch

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The original of the beautiful gold brooch returned to a museum in Turkey nine years ago. It is part of the so-called Lydian Hoard, which contains 363 valuable artefacts. In the past, they were part of a dispute between Turkey and the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York.
11.10.2011 A jar of coins hidden from the Nazis 11. 10. 2011

11.10.2011 A jar of coins hidden from the Nazis

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A jar of gold coins discovered at the end of World War II was sold at auction ten years ago. It was estimated to fetch up to £80,000. It was dug up in a garden in London and belonged to a family of Jewish refugees who hid the treasure from the Nazis.
10.10.2011 Roman coins found in a wooden box 10. 10. 2011

10.10.2011 Roman coins found in a wooden box

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Tanja Hols discovered a closed wooden box in the archives of the historical state library in Passau, southeastern Germany. At first glance, the box looked quite ordinary. When she opened it, she couldn't help but wonder. Inside were gold and silver coins dating back thousands of years.
9.10.2010 Family discovered a treasure in the vault 9. 10. 2010

9.10.2010 Family discovered a treasure in the vault

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Beautiful jewels were collected by an unknown woman in Great Britain at the beginning of the twentieth century. She hid beautiful diamond pieces worth tens of thousands of pounds in a bank vault. The family only discovered the treasure after her death.

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