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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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I'll bet there were 500 coins before they reported it.
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Valued Member
United States
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I bet that was a cool find, Hey look it is raining gold! This is just bmelt value for the coins, what about the numismatic price on the coins once graded!
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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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United States
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I saw that earlier on the news as well --- raining gold : )
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Pillar of the Community
 United States
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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
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United States
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I wouldn't mind finding those.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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ten grand wasn't chickenfeed back then.
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Rest in Peace
United States
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Nice of the owner to split with the workers.
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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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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I heard this story but didn't know they were US coins found! Awesome picture! |
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Posted 02/16/2012 3:02 pm
