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numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 09:35 am Eventful day at the Denver Mint in 1922. A bloody exchange of gunfire highlighted another robbery at the Denver Mint a couple of years later. Coins from the Mint itself were not stolen, but rather paper money. The nearby undersized Federal Reserve Bank frequently utilized the Mint's vaults to store overflow currency. On the morning of December 18, 1922, a total of $200,000 in new five dollar bills was ready for transfer from the Mint to the Federal Reserve. Just as the bank's truck was loaded with the bundles of cash, a car pulled up and out jumped three men with guns blazing. A bank guard was mortally wounded before Mint security could return fire. Under a withering rain of bullets, one of the thieves grabbed the loot and hopped into the getaway car where he was joined by his companions. Denver Mint Robber Harvey Bailey, one of the 1920s most notorious bank robbers, was implicated, but never formally charged, with plotting the Denver Mint Robbery. Bailey claimed his innocence, but the allegation dogged him to the grave. Public domain image. A massive dragnet ensued, but it took 18 days to find the bandit's shot up vehicle inside a rented Denver garage. Sitting in the front seat was the frozen body of one of the men, who apparently died of gunshot wounds inflicted during the robbery. The investigation linked the dead man to several gangsters who had been on a terrifying rampage throughout the central region of the nation. A portion of the money, $80,000, was later recovered in Minnesota. In 1925, federal agents announced that they had solved the crime, but released no details. In 1934, the Denver Police reported that five men and two women were identified as responsible for the robbery, and that all of them were either dead or already in prison on unrelated charges, but still no names were made public. Even though plenty of evidence suggests that other conspirators were involved, no one was ever charged with the crime. The great Denver Mint Robbery forever remains shrouded in mystery. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 08/19/2017 11:49 am Report this Post to the Staff
mtuma3 Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 11:28 am This is my 1882CC from the US Treasury Hoard Story on page 17 of this posting... Mark ANA Member My7070 Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 11:34 am very nice mtuma3. I see you have all the packaging in pristine condition. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
mtuma3 Pillar of the Community United States 744 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 11:46 am Thanks, I really enjoyed reading your story. Aside from one small tarnish area on the cheek, the coin is in beautiful shape. The tarnish hasn't spread so the seal on the slab must be excellent and I assume it was on the coin when they slabbed it... Mark ANA Member My7070 Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/19/2017 11:52 am Someone else wrote the story, but I am glad you enjoyed reading it. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
jbuck Moderator United States 190052 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 12:35 am Quote: Eventful day at the Denver Mint in 1922... Wow! Quote: This is my 1882CC from the US Treasury Hoard Story on page 17 of this posting... Very nice! Coin Collector Since 1978 Avatar Old Avatar 7070 Eisenhower Australia Canada World CCF Members on eBay CCF eBay Search Engine Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 4:56 pm The first price guide of U.S. coins was published in 1860, on the eve of the Civil War by George T. Jones. It was titled "The Coin Collectors' Manual." The tome had the coin below as the most valuable coin in the land at a whopping $25. It is the 1823/1 overdate Capped Bust quarter. It is unique in proof and sold for $396,562.50 in June 2014. Story courtesy of Joel Orosz of Coin World and photo from Heritage Auctions. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 08/20/2017 5:00 pm Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34447 Posts	Posted 08/20/2017 7:41 pm @ns, I especially enjoyed your post on the Denver Mint robbery. Also, congrats on being the third person to include the word "fusillades" on CCF. "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Edited by Spence 08/20/2017 7:43 pm Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 7:44 pm Thanks. I guess that you would be the fourth person. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/21/2017 8:56 pm Dickermans U.S.T. Counterfeit Detector, Vol. 16, No. 8., Aug 1899, p. 5 Most interesting is the New Yorker's dis of "... No coin experts exist in Chicago." Zing! Shows that jerks were alive in every era. IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Edited by numismatic student 08/21/2017 11:47 pm Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/22/2017 10:43 pm a gem humbert IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 01:09 am Quote: Thanks. I guess that you would be the fourth person. Nope add me to the list. Good stuff continues to post here in this neat thread. I just can't understand how they could not pin point the one guy that was sketched perfectly. I mean holy cow, nobody looks like him. Anyone could pick him out of a crowd in the dark of night. Report this Post to the Staff
TNG Bedrock of the Community United States 10284 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 01:41 am I kind of owe something after that last post. Best I could fish out of the net was this. This New England sixpence, coinage of the Massachusetts Bay Colony struck in 1652, was found in a Long Island potato field. Uncovered by Lillian P. Rade of East Hampton, using a metal detector. It was auctioned off for $35,000 at Southbys in 1991. Twenty one years later, it was estimated at a value of over $100,000 but in 2012 it was sold at auction by Stack's Bowers. It fetch a total of $431,250. including the final bid and all fees. Can you dig that? Edited by TNG 08/23/2017 01:47 am Report this Post to the Staff
Crazyb0 Rest in Peace 10197 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 01:54 am Wow, what an increase. Don't think my Lincolns and Jeffersons will ever make it that far... TNG, now you're gonna have everybody and their brother get a metal detector and we'll have another PokemanGo type, ID-10T riot! Edited by Crazyb0 08/23/2017 01:55 am Report this Post to the Staff
numismatic student Bedrock of the Community United States 11914 Posts	Posted 08/23/2017 08:16 am Nice add TNG! IN NECESSARIIS UNITAS - IN DUBIIS LIBERTAS - IN OMNIBUS CARITAS THE MAN IN THE ARENA, Theodore Roosevelt at the Sorbonne Paris on April 23, 1910: "It is not the critic who counts; not the man who points out how the strong man stumbles or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena, whose face is marred by dust and sweat and blood, who strives valiantly, who errs and comes up short again and again, because there is no effort without error or shortcoming, but who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions, who spends himself in a worthy cause; who, at the best, knows, in the end, the triumph of high achievement, and who, at the worst, if he fails, at least he fails while daring greatly, so that his place shall never be with those cold and timid souls who knew neither victory nor defeat." My coin website:https://fairfaxcoins.com Report this Post to the Staff
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