In Torzhok, Russia, archaeologists from the Institute of Archaeology of the Russian Academy of Sciences have uncovered 409 Imperial gold coins buried beneath the stone foundations of a residential property during rescue excavations. The coins were contained in a shattered traditional glazed ceramic pot known as a 'kandyushka,' hidden during what experts believe was the upheaval of the 1917 Russian Revolution. The hoard consists of 387 ten-ruble coins, 10 five-ruble coins, 10 rare fifteen-ruble coins, and two seven-and-a-half-ruble coins, all minted between 1848 and 1911, with most produced during the 1897 monetary reform. With a face value of 4,070 rubles, the stash held substantial wealth at the time and would be worth over $530,000 today based on gold content. Historians reviewed tax registers and parish records from the early 1900s covering 24 families linked to the area near the former Church of St. Demetrius on Sadovaya Street. However, post-World War II changes to street numbering and urban layout have prevented definitive identification of the original owner. The All-Russian Historical and Ethnographic Museum has taken custody of the coins following conservation and cataloguing. The museum plans to display the collection as a centerpiece in its permanent exhibition on late Imperial Russia.