Man Walks Off With 86lbs Of Gold Flake Worth 1.6 Mil

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grinx76 New Member United States 36 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 4:10 pm http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/11/3...k-truck.html Report this Post to the Staff

collector.detector Pillar of the Community United States 505 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 4:23 pm just heard about this as well. Why was gold in flake form? it reminds me of ebay listing like this.http://www.ebay.com/itm/Lot-of-5-GO...AOSw5cNYMS8x Report this Post to the Staff
Andrew99 CCF Advertiser United States 1533 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 4:37 pm Just wait until he walks into a local coin shop with 86 lbs of gold. What do you do with 86 lbs of leaf anyway? Melt it into bars? Report this Post to the Staff
Jake the Dog Valued Member United States 226 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 5:11 pm Sounds like this may have been a pickup of of gold scraps/dust/flakes from NYC jewelry district. Likely to be recycled. There are some interesting videos from gold panning hobbyists who actually collect sidewalk dirt from the NYC jewelry district to pan for gold and actually find It. Apparently gold dust and flakes will stick to jewelers clothing as they head out to lunch or home and it gets dislodged shortly after the jewelers leave their place of work. Report this Post to the Staff
oriole Pillar of the Community Canada 5246 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 5:32 pm Quote: There are some interesting videos from gold panning hobbyists who actually collect sidewalk dirt from the NYC jewelry district to pan for gold and actually find It. Panning for gold in NYC! Do people have to stake a claim? Report this Post to the Staff
AgHoarder Pillar of the Community Canada 818 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 5:37 pm Quote: What do you do with 86 lbs of leaf anyway? Melt it into bars? Yes Report this Post to the Staff
moxking Rest in Peace United States 17900 Posts	Posted 11/30/2016 6:00 pm You just wouldn't think that heavy of a bucket would be easy to walk off with. Report this Post to the Staff
goodkarmarising Valued Member United States 63 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 12:02 pm Whoever was delivering that gold is probably looking for a new job now. Report this Post to the Staff
garys64wildcat Pillar of the Community United States 593 Posts	Posted 12/02/2016 2:17 pm I sometimes wonder about the gold, silver and other metal from coins and jewelry as they wear down to poor condition goes. In to the earth again or ?. I have never gave it much thought, but it went somewhere. Get a good idea and get well Report this Post to the Staff
Goldflake Pillar of the Community United States 697 Posts	Posted 01/14/2017 09:25 am Recent Update: NYPD: Gold flakes thief is 'professional burglar,' believed to be hiding in LA http://www.foxnews.com/us/2016/12/2...angeles.html Report this Post to the Staff
howell1018 Pillar of the Community United States 730 Posts	Posted 01/16/2017 8:06 pm You think maybe the guard and driver were in on it? Seems a bit coincidental that a professional thief just happened to be there in a 20 second window. Seems odd that they would leave the back open for even 2 seconds. But then I'm a skeptic. Report this Post to the Staff
punman Pillar of the Community Canada 849 Posts	Posted 01/20/2017 5:25 pm On Thursday, Mr. Nivelo was caught in his native Ecuador, the police said. The fate of the gold flakes was unknown, and it was not clear what led to Mr. Nivelo's arrest. That is from the New York Times, see link below. https://www.nytimes.com/2017/01/19/...ry.html?_r=0 Report this Post to the Staff
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