took the box back to his lab and began carefully sifting through the silt with a small wooden pick and brush. "Before long, lo and behold, there's the edge of a coin sticking out," he recounted by ...

A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope and a silver coin ... box. “It's an important day for the history of Richmond and Virginia,” Northam said, just minutes after lifting open the ...

A rust-colored 1875 almanac, a cloth envelope and a silver coin were found Wednesday ... gingerly prying the time capsule open. Even the mortar-encrusted lead box was a bit of a surprise.