A freshly cast corner ship spilled from an overturned truck and closed the Texas highway for nearly 14 hours.

Witnesses described the silver ocean on U.S. Route 287 in Alvord, 50 miles north of Fort Worth. Cleanup staff tried to absorb $800,000 worth of coins with a more commonly used vacuum to eliminate sewers and drains.

Officials said the truck involved in the accident was an 18-wheeler from the Western Colorado Sales Transportation Company, which operates an armoured fleet that will deliver currency and other valuable goods suitable for customers, including the U.S. government.

The origin of the cash sent Tuesday morning is unclear. Neither the U.S. Treasury nor Western Distribution returned for comment.

Wise County public safety officials said the truck's two occupants, believed to be drivers, armed guards of a subsidiary of the Western American Armored Company Services (USAC), were taken to a hospital and suffered non-life threatening injuries. No other vehicles involved.

Footage shot from CBS News in Texas shows unified USAC employees sifting dirt, gravel and plants on the sides of the curb to recover some coins while others were collected with shovels and buckets.

According to Alward Mayor Caleb Caviness, most of the money was retrieved with heavy machinery.

"The most interesting part for me is that they pick up a dime using a vacuum truck that absorbs sewage, water and something like that," he told the New York Times.

“We’re kidding that the city of Alward will be metal testing.”

Wisdom County messengers reported that shortly after 5.30 a.m., two southbound lanes in the United States were closed shortly after the accident and were not accessible until the evening, resulting in miles of traffic.

Texas Security Force soldiers left some curious audiences on the scene, and despite reports from The Times reported more than expected national speculators that the rumor circulating in Alvord was fired, that the coin was $8 million, rather than $800,000, but "never appeared."

According to Western Distributs' website, USAC has more than 40 armored devices that protect goods in transit.

“We moved the goods to all departments of the government and were awarded (contracts) to move several banks of the government over the years,” the wording on its website says.

"If it has to be safe in shipping, any quantity, anywhere, USAC can implement it! We'll tell you more about what we can do, but it's confidential!"