PARAGRAPH ONE:
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A California couple got |
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under a tree |
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while |
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hot potato |
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They found 1,427 gold coins |
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are very rare |
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They are all in |
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a huge surprise |
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Some of them |
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from the ground |
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could be worth |
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walking their dog |
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sticking out |
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$1 million each |
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a wonderful |
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perfect condition |
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PARAGRAPH TWO:
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they would keep |
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money to charity |
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sell the |
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a rusty can |
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donate some |
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lifetime |
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The answer to our difficulties |
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some of the coins |
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look inside |
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kind of material |
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A coin expert said the coins |
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was right there |
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once-in-a- |
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others online |
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an opportunity to handle this |
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were genuine |
A California couple (1) ___________________ last year while walking their (2) ___________________. They found 1,427 gold coins under a tree. The (3) ___________________ $10 million. They are all in perfect condition. The coins are almost 200 years old. Some of them (4) ___________________ could be worth $1 million each. The couple said they saw some rusty cans sticking out from the ground. (5) ___________________, they were shocked at what they found. The woman said: "It was like finding a wonderful hot potato. I never (6) ___________________ we would have found something like this."
The couple said they would (7) ___________________ coins and sell the others online. They will donate (8) ___________________ and use some on their house. The woman had some advice: "Whatever answers you seek, they might (9) ___________________. The answer to our difficulties was right there under our feet." She said to never be afraid to look (10) ___________________. A coin expert said the coins were genuine. He was very excited and said: "I don't like to say (11) ___________________ for anything, but you don't get an opportunity to handle (12) ___________________, a treasure like this. Ever."
ACaliforniacouplegotahugesurpriselastyearwhilewalkingtheirdo
gintheirgarden.Theyfound1,427goldcoinsunderatree.Thecoins
areworthover$10million.Theyareallinperfectcondition.Thecoins
arealmost200yearsold.Someofthemareveryrareandcouldbewor
th$1millioneach.Thecouplesaidtheysawsomerustycanssticking
outfromtheground.Whentheydugdown,theywereshockedatwha
ttheyfound.Thewomansaid:"Itwaslikefindingawonderfulhotpot
ato.Ineverwouldhavethoughtwewouldhavefoundsomethinglike
this."Thecouplesaidtheywouldkeepsomeofthecoinsandselltheot
hersonline.Theywilldonatesomemoneytocharityandusesomeon
theirhouse.Thewomanhadsomeadvice:"Whateveranswersyous
eek,theymightberightathome.Theanswertoourdifficultieswasri
ghtthereunderourfeet."Shesaidtoneverbeafraidtolookinsidearu
stycan.Acoinexpertsaidthecoinsweregenuine.Hewasveryexcite
dandsaid:"Idon'tliketosayonce-in-a-lifetimeforanything,butyou
don'tgetanopportunitytohandlethiskindofmaterial,atreasurelik
ethis.Ever."
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