During the restoration of a sandstone statue in the Gothic church, workers uncovered the coins concealed in a cavity within ...

Workers restoring St. Andreas Church in Eisleben, Germany have happened upon a "huge fortune" found hidden inside the leg of ...

The area was not home to any known Germanic settlements, raising questions about how such an enormous treasure ended up there. Experts are puzzled by the discovery, especially given the lack of ...

Later, in the last weeks of the war, the German invaders were retreating, and, the soldiers apparently decided to bury the treasure. After the war a Dutch institute which was set up to track down ...

US descendants of the dealers allege the treasure trove, once owned by German royalty, was coerced out of their possession in a "forced sale". With Germany's backing, the foundation that owns the ...