and some items dating back to the american civil war found in a time capsule. randi kaye has the details. reporter: it wasn t easy, but conservators in richmond, virginia drilled their way into this time capsule that s more than 100 years old. we re going to cut down one side of the box where i won t hit anything and relieve some of the pressure. reporter: the capsule was discovered monday beneath the base of the robert e. lee statue, months after this historic moment. the 134-year-old time capsule is made of copper. and according to the richmond dispatch newspaper from 1887, is supposed to contain at least 60 items. this x-ray taken after its discovery, offered the first images. items inside were said to include a battle flag, compass, 12 copper coins, cop fed rat buttons, even a picture of former president lincoln lying