adams -- who brought us the great beer, right, bill? -- and paul revere in 1795. chief correspondent jonathanhimself -- [laughter] is live in our new york city newsroom. so, jonathan, what is in this capsule? >> first of all, i have very mixed feelings about this paul revere character -- [laughter] i guess i can embrace him. we're told that inside this capsule, martha, are coins and engraved silver plates and a whole bunch of newspapers from 1795. goodness knows what condition they're in, but this was dug out and found in a cornerstone of the massachusetts statehouse. officials, as you can imagine, nerdy as they are very excited to open it because, as they say, the history of massachusetts is the history of the united states. listen here. >> it was a hard day's work, a long day's work, but, you know, it's an important part of our patrimony here in massachusetts, and we want to protect it and do it right, and we didn't want to make any mistakes. she did a terrific job, and all the men and women who worked on this project did a terrific job. >> reporter: interestingly, this was only discovered,