by Mike Maharrey
GoldSeek
If archeologists 2,000 years from now find a jar of U.S. quarters minted in 2025, how excited would they be?
I’m sure they would find it interesting from a historical perspective. But how much would those quarters really be worth?
I got to thinking about this after reading about a recent archeological find in the Netherlands. Two people searching a field with metal detectors found hundreds of Roman-era gold and silver coins.
According to CBS News, the find included a mix of Roman and British coins. The majority were silver Roman denarii minted between 200 B.C. and 47 A.D. There were also 72 gold aurei dated from 18 B.C. and 47 A.D. These gold coins showed no sign of wear and were likely freshly minted according to archeologists who analyzed the find.