Backyard gold rush.

• Position: CALIFORNIA - Discovery of gold coins in a backyard - Brief article

When a California couple walking their dog spotted a rusty can on their property, they didn't realize they'd stumbled on a treasure. The can--and seven others nearby--contained 1,427 gold coins in all, worth as much as $10 million; most were made by the San Francisco branch of the U.S. Mint from 1847 to 1894. What were the coins doing there? Some coin experts think they were buried by a gold miner during the California Gold Rush (1848-55), when people from all over the world flocked to the state with dreams of...