The 800 gold coins date back from 1840 to 1863 and may have been buried as a result of state’s declaration of neutrality during war

A man has dug up over 800 gold coins in a Kentucky cornfield dating back to the civil war era that is estimated to be worth millions.

On 9 June, coin dealer GovMint.com uploaded a video onto YouTube of the remarkable discovery. In the video, the unidentified man can be heard identifying $1, $10 and $20 gold coins that he dug up, adding that the discovery was “the most insane thing ever”.