A vast coin collection, much of which was buried underground for more than 50 years, is expected to fetch in excess of $100 million at auction, according to experts. The Traveller Collection ...

A coin collection, much of which remained buried underground for over 50 years, is expected to surpass $100 million at auction, according to experts. Named the Traveller Collection, this ...

Among the gems in the collection are multiple coins estimated to fetch more than $1 million, such as a gold coin of Ferdinand III of Habsburg and rare coins minted in Tehran in the late 18th century.

The coin firm calls the period “an extended honeymoon” and has labelled the assembly the Traveller Collection. But for more than half a century, the Traveller Collection went nowhere at all.

Auctioneers Roxbury's Auction House says the 3000-lot collection is one of the most significant sales of the year. Click through to see some of the coins. This rare 10 cent coin released in 1975 ...