Although the Royal Charter of the Colony of Virginia in 1609 granted the authority to mint coins, the power was never used ...

This was the case recently in Paris, where a collection of ultra-rare gold coins was sold for nearly $3.5 million. That part isn't unusual, but the coin's origin story defies belief.

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.

They had been labeled. The notary found 10 packages that each contained 172 gold 20 franc coins. Some of the coins in the collection were from the Kingdom of Macedonia, dating to 336-323 BC.

An Interpol inquiry was made to French authorities," Volk specified. "Foreign colleagues confirmed the theft of gold coins, including rare ancient coins minted from the 1st to 5th century AD.