加州夫妇在土中发现价值千万的金币

时间：2014-02-26 08:19:58

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A California couple found a stash¹ of gold coins buried on their property last year valued at as much as $10m, rare coin dealers² have said.

加利福尼亚州一对夫妇在他们的地产中发现了一罐埋在地下的金币，价值1000万美元。

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The coins were buried in rusted old metal cans

The 1,427 coins, which date from 1847-1894, were never circulated and are in mint condition（暂新的）, numismatist⁴（钱币奖章收藏家） David Hall told the Associated Press.

The unnamed couple found them buried in rusting⁵（生锈的） metal cans under a tree while on a walk last April.

It is seen as the largest haul of buried treasure in US history.

"We've seen shipwrecks⁶ in the past where thousands of gold coins were found in very high grade, but a buried treasure of this sort is unheard of," David McCarthy of currency firm Kagin's, who is advising the couple, told Reuters news agency.

"I've never seen this face value in North America and you never see coins in the condition we have here."

The couple live in a rural area of California known as Gold Country for the swarms⁷ of prospectors⁸ who descended⁹ on the region during the 19th Century gold rush.

They found the coins in an area of their land they called Saddle Ridge¹⁰, and the coin dealers who have seen the haul have taken to calling it the Saddle Ridge Hoard¹¹.

It is a mystery who buried the coins - and why.

Mr Hall of Professional Coin Grading Service of Santa Ana, California, which recently authenticated¹² the coins, told the Associated Press the coins' face value adds up to about $27,000. But some of the coins are so rare they could sell for $1m each,

The couple plan to sell the coins on Amazon.

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1 stash
v.藏或贮存于一秘密处所；n.隐藏处
参考例句：
Stash away both what you lost and gained,for life continues on.将得失深藏心底吧，为了那未来的生活。 That's supposed to be in our private stash.这是我的私人珍藏。

2 dealers
n.商人( dealer的名词复数 )；贩毒者；毒品贩子；发牌者
参考例句：
There was fast bidding between private collectors and dealers. 私人收藏家和交易商急速竞相喊价。 The police were corrupt and were operating in collusion with the drug dealers. 警察腐败，与那伙毒品贩子内外勾结。

3 rusted
v.（使）生锈( rust的过去式和过去分词 )
参考例句：
I can't get these screws out; they've rusted in. 我无法取出这些螺丝，它们都锈住了。来自《现代汉英综合大词典》 My bike has rusted and needs oil. 我的自行车生锈了，需要上油。来自《简明英汉词典》

4 numismatist
n.钱币收藏家
参考例句：
His grandfather is a numismatist.他爷爷是个钱币收藏家。 Numismatist said that you have completed the collection of coins.货币学家说你完成了货币的搜集。

5 rusting
n.生锈v.（使）生锈( rust的现在分词 )
参考例句：
There was an old rusting bolt on the door. 门上有一个生锈的旧门闩。来自辞典例句 Zinc can be used to cover other metals to stop them rusting. 锌可用来涂在其他金属表面以防锈。来自辞典例句

6 shipwrecks
海难，船只失事( shipwreck的名词复数 )；沉船
参考例句：
Shipwrecks are apropos of nothing. 船只失事总是来得出人意料。 There are many shipwrecks in these waters. 在这些海域多海难事件。

7 swarms
蜂群，一大群( swarm的名词复数 )
参考例句：
They came to town in swarms. 他们蜂拥来到城里。 On June the first there were swarms of children playing in the park. 6月1日那一天，这个公园里有一群群的孩子玩耍。

8 prospectors
n.勘探者，探矿者( prospector的名词复数 )
参考例句：
The prospectors have discovered such minerals as calcite,quartz and asbestos here. 探矿人员在这里发现了方解石、石英、石棉等矿藏。来自《简明英汉词典》 The prospectors have discovered many minerals here. 探矿人员在这里发现了许多矿藏。来自辞典例句

9 descended
a.为...后裔的，出身于...的
参考例句：
A mood of melancholy descended on us. 一种悲伤的情绪袭上我们的心头。 The path descended the hill in a series of zigzags. 小路呈连续的之字形顺着山坡蜿蜒而下。

10 ridge
n.山脊；鼻梁；分水岭
参考例句：
We clambered up the hillside to the ridge above.我们沿着山坡费力地爬上了山脊。 The infantry were advancing to attack the ridge.步兵部队正在向前挺进攻打山脊。

11 hoard
n./v.窖藏，贮存，囤积
参考例句：
They have a hoard of food in the basement.地下室里有他们贮藏的食物。 How many curios do you hoard in your study?你在你书房里聚藏了多少古玩？

12 authenticated
v.证明是真实的、可靠的或有效的( authenticate的过去式和过去分词 )；鉴定，使生效
参考例句：
The letter has been authenticated by handwriting experts. 这封信已由笔迹专家证明是真的。 The date of manufacture of the jewellery has not been authenticated. 这些珠宝的制造日期尚未经证实。来自《简明英汉词典》