Evening Republican, Volume 16, Number 270, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 11 November 1912 — DIGGER FINDS BIG TREASURE [ARTICLE]

DIGGER FINDS BIG TREASURE

1,000 Pieces of Eight In Old House— - Mob Makes Search for More v Silver Coin. New Haven, Conn. —Pasquale Valenti, a laborer, Btruck his shovel Into a pewter pot containing 1,000 pieces of Spanish silver coin known as eight reals. The face value so the coins Is about 60 cents each, but they were of dates between 1750 and 1786, and some may he worth more to collectors.