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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;SensibleSal66, post: 25780068, member: 115232&quot;]YES and not the band either. <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie11" alt=":rolleyes:" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" /></p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; In my state there is a story of lost Gold coins that have never been recovered but well documented...</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; </p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; In 1779, a caravan of 13 wagons backed by a large contingent of Continental Army soldiers pulled into the village of East Granby Connecticut, which was on a main thoroughfare from Philadelphia to Boston. The caravan pulled in behind a well know Tavern, known to be a rest stop for the Revolutionary Army. The wagons were circled in a security formation, each with stationed armed guards.</p><p><br /></p><p>The word got out that the heavy wagons were filled with chests of Continental Army gold, supplies, and ammunition. Soon a group of Americans who were sympathetic to the British, known a Tories, took interest in the treasure trove. Under the cover of darkness, these American Traitors quietly ambushed the guards, and stole the entire Continental Army caravan. Less than 2 hours later all 13 wagons were found in a farmer’s field about 2 miles from the Tavern, with no sign of the chests of Continental Army gold.</p><p><br /></p><p>It’s been said that the Tories took the wagons to the east bank of the East Fork of Salmon Brook, and buried the chests close to a stream. They drove the wagon back a different route, and left them outside of East Granby, in a farmer’s field, and then they returned to their homes, to wait for the Continental Army to stop their search. Six weeks later, the Tories met secretly in the forest outside of town, but were attacked and killed by a band of Indians, except for one, Henry Wooster, who escaped. Wooster was now the only one alive who knew of the buried treasure, but before he could plan the recovery of the gold, he was arrested for stealing a cow, and sent to prison, where after 6 months he escaped, and stowed-away on a freighter bound for England.</p><p><br /></p><p>Years later, Wooster wrote his Mother back in East Granby and confessed to the robbery in detail, but never revealed the location of the gold, and died with the secret of its location. Over the years several gold coins were discover in the river bed, but the rest of the gold coins await a lucky future discovery. </p><p>&nbsp;No Pictures of the coins exist, however. I haven&#039;t found any examples.</p><p>&nbsp;&nbsp; HERE&#039;s the web page...<a href="https://www.govmint.com/coin-authority/post/lost-buried-treasure-hoards" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.govmint.com/coin-authority/post/lost-buried-treasure-hoards" rel="nofollow">Lost Buried Treasures</a>&nbsp; <img src="styles/default/xenforo/clear.png" class="mceSmilieSprite mceSmilie8" alt=":D" unselectable="on" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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