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Iowa Farmer Unearths Rare Treasure from the 1850s

Dan American Agriculture History Minute, This Land of Ours

A Remarkable Discovery in Iowa Agriculture In March 2017, history surfaced in an Iowa farm field when farmer Robert Ellis made an extraordinary discovery. While plowing near the Missouri River, Ellis’s equipment unearthed a buried cache of over 2,000 silver coins dating back to the 1850s. The find was not only a surprise to Ellis but also a rare glimpse …