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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll be honest. I'd have said, "Look, I found a gold coin!"
Of course the issue arises when more than one person was present at the discovery. Three people can only keep a secret if two are dead.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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"A Smith and Wesson beats four aces". SeatedNut - Are you sure that one of your antecedents didn't stash those coins?  Edited by sel_69l
02/16/2012 4:46 pm
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Valued Member
United States
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OWW, that hurts... All that awesomeness in France of all places. SMH.
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Valued Member
United States
67 Posts |
I saw that earlier on the news as well --- raining gold : )
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
2797 Posts |
As a post script to this story, when FDR took us off the gold standard in 1933 and gold was recalled, a lot of gold went to numbered Swiss accounts. Europe was free to do whatever with U.S. gold. It's not surprising that someone chose to put their savings in these double eagles. I expect to hear of more stashes in the future.
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Bedrock of the Community
Australia
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Valued Member
United States
206 Posts |
I wouldn't mind finding those.
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
ten grand wasn't chickenfeed back then.
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Rest in Peace
United States
9104 Posts |
Nice of the owner to split with the workers.
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Valued Member
Canada
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Pillar of the Community
United States
8518 Posts |
Sounds like a rich American paying his Champagne bill with 20 dollar gold pieces. How do you forget having them up there ? Did the guy die suddenly and not tell anybody about them ?
Oregon coin geek.....*** GO BEAVS ! ! ! ***
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Valued Member
United States
306 Posts |
I heard this story but didn't know they were US coins found! Awesome picture! |
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Valued Member
United States
234 Posts |
As luck would have it if I were to accidently find such a haul, I'd drop dead of a massive heart attack given the shock of finding such a cache.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Thanks for making me throw up in my mouth.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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17 KILOGRAMS?  Edited by CPC24
02/23/2012 12:35 am
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