An archaeologist later found six coins and a medal inside. By Livia Albeck-Ripka The unveiling of a nearly 200-year-old time capsule yielded great disappointment earlier this week, when the box ...

A nearly 200-year-old West Point time capsule ... The lead box believed to have been placed by cadets in the base of a monument actually contained six silver American coins dating from 1795 ...

A time capsule from the 1820s that appeared ... West Point US military academy was later found to contain coins and a medal. The lead box was searched in front of a room of cadets and a livestream ...

It was a bit of a letdown, some staff had admitted, but they hoped further study of the sediment at the bottom of the damaged box would ... the time capsule. The items include: A coin from 1800 ...

After the workers came across the time capsule in 1855, its contents were cleaned and cataloged. Officials added newspapers and coins from their own era, placed everything in a brass box ...

A red 1875 almanac, one tattered book, a thin maroon text, a pamphlet, a coin ... capsule believed to have been encased in a Confederate monument in Virginia in 1887. The 134-year-old treasure box ...

Lee Monument’s pedestal, the contents of a time capsule were ... opened the box shortly after 3 p.m. and the governor removed the lid. Three books, an envelope and a coin were removed.

The opening of a time capsule inside the ... cloth envelope and a silver coin, according to The Associated Press. The preservation team said it was surprised the box didn't match historic accounts ...

BOSTON -- Early residents of Boston valued a robust press as much as their history and currency if the contents of a time capsule ... box was actually brass, according to conservators. The oldest ...

(AP) - A nearly 200-year-old West Point time capsule ... The lead box believed to have been placed by cadets in the base of a monument actually contained six silver American coins dating from ...

and a coin. All of which were wet and are now being handled cautiously. They worked carefully to remove the items from the capsule to make sure they stayed preserved. The process to open the box ...

The second time capsule ... Bible with a coin stuck to it, a bullet, and an 1865 edition of Harper's Weekly that shows a person weeping over Abraham Lincoln's grave. The copper box, which ...