A collection of rare gold coins nearly lost to history after its owner passed away has fetched nearly $4 million at auction.

1803 Napoleon gold Proof Medallic Essai “Paris Mint Visit” 5 Francs, L’An XI: $95,00 1270 Louis IX, Royal d’Or de Noyon : $60,00 1646 Louis XIV, Double Louis d’Or : $56,000 ...

The .1867-ounce gold coin is worth an estimated $225 to $275, the Salvation Army said. It is a French 20 Franc Gold Angel coin from 1889.

Gold coins found in remote French manor sold for over €1 million at auction. 239 rare gold coins dug out of the walls of a mansion near Quimper in western Brittany went under the hammer for more ...

1803 Napoleon gold Proof Medallic Essai “Paris Mint Visit” 5 Francs, L’An XI: $95,00 1270 Louis IX, Royal d’Or de Noyon : $60,00 1646 Louis XIV, Double Louis d’Or : $56,000 ...

PARIS (CNN/CNN Newsource/WKRC) - A remarkable collection of historic gold coins, discovered hidden within the walls of a French house, has sold for nearly $3.5 million at a Paris auction. The ...

A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the building's rafters, according to Agence France Press ...

The following Monday, the trio discovered yet another cache of gold coins, this time wrapped in a cloth pouch that had been hidden above a wooden beam, reports Agence France-Presse. All told, 239 ...

1867 Napoleon III gold Proof Essai 25 Francs: $16,000. 1357 Aquitaine, Edward III, Gold Leopard d’Or: $15,000. 1815 Napoleon “100 Days” 2 Francs: $12,000. 1720 Louis XV, gold Louis d’Or ...