The Aaron White Hoard is one of the largest hoards of coins from a single person. It consisted of over 100,000 coins, and the history of the hoard is intriguing.

Aaron White was a Connecticut attorney during the during the middle of the 19th century. He loaded paper money with a burning passion, and wasn't afraid to let people know. He even had tokens made with the inscription, "Never keep a paper dollar in your pocket until tomorrow." He predicted that the "greenbacks" of the time would become worthless (which they did!), and as such, he accumulated tons, and tons, of coins. After his death, his collection was moved to a wear house before being given to Edouard Frossard, a well know dealer at the time. 

An estimate of the hoard included 250 colonial/state copper coins, 60,000 copper large cents (the best couple of thousand were sold for 2 cents each), 60,000 copper-nickel small cents (Flying Eagle and Indian Head, most were dated 1872 and 1873), 5,000 2 cent pieces, 200 half dollars (Seated and earlier), 100 silver dollars (Seated, Gobrecht, Bust, AND Flowing Hair {no 1804 sadly}), 350 gold dollars, and 20,000 to 30,000 foreign copper coins. Some of the hoard was sold at auction on July 20, 1888, though most of the pieces were sold privately. We don't know the exact date Mr. White died, but it was before 1888. The Aaron White hoard was extensive, and beautiful. Any piece from the hoard deserves a loving home with a knowledgeable collector.