A New England man, who has requested to remain anonymous, believed a small gold coin with a $5 denomination from the San Francisco Mint during the height of the California Gold Rush was a fake. Numismatic Guaranty Corporation (NGC) certified the extremely rare coin as genuine, making it just one of four known in existence. "He was stunned when we informed him that it is a genuine, multimillion dollar rare coin," Salzberg added. Mint records indicate that just 268 of these coins were made in the San Francisco mint in 1854, the first year they were produced. "But upon seeing the coin in person for the first time, it was apparent that the coin is genuine."

Source: Fox News April 26, 2018 16:27 UTC