They were the foot soldiers of the American Revolution, and are set to be at the center of new History channel miniseries Sons of Liberty.
And on Tuesday night a time capsule buried by war figures Paul Revere, Samuel Adams and William Scollay in 1795 was opened up, some 220 years after it was first put in the ground.
Officials at Boston's Museum of Fine Arts spent hours pouring through the 10-pound, corroded copper box and the artifacts inside.
Among the finds were five folded newspapers and at least 24 coins - dating from 1652 to 1855 - including half-cent, one-cent, half-dime, 10-cent and 25-cent coins.
Another set of coins included a pine tree shilling and a copper medal showing George Washington.
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6 comments:
They didn't have to open it to find out what was inside, they could have asked Hillary Clinton what was in it, she was there when it was buried!
How do you get a coin dated 1855
in a time capsule that was buried in 1795?
4:02 I have the same question? Something isn't right here.
I was hoping my birth certificate was in there but no luck.It must be around here somewhere.
did u read the whole story
Anonymous Anonymous said...
How do you get a coin dated 1855
in a time capsule that was buried in 1795?
January 8, 2015 at 4:02 PM
Anonymous Anonymous said...
4:02 I have the same question? Something isn't right here.
January 8, 2015 at 4:55 PM
It was opened once before and re-buried. The whole story is boring to me, especially since they said they could not read the newspapers that were in there.
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