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Administrator
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A $50,000 reward is being offered for information leading to the recovery of nine, stolen SS Central America gold ingots. Dealers and collectors should watch for these gold ingots and their identifying markings: Ingot No. Assayer Weight Value Stamped on Ingot
636 Kellogg & Humbert 66.59 oz $1,223.74
836 Kellogg & Humbert 68.02 oz $1,220.48
896 Kellogg & Humbert 68.37 oz $1,232.42
955 Kellogg & Humbert 65.85 oz $1,212.86
3218 Henry Hentsch 145.20 oz $2,659.36
4332 Justh & Hunter 99.60 oz $1,844.79
5226 Blake & Co. 17.78 oz $349.53
6518 Harris, Marchand & Co. 129.30 oz $2,362.81 Anyone with information on the whereabouts of any or all of these ingots can contact Donn Pearlman by phone at (702) 868-5777 or by e-mail at donnpr@aol.com.         |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anybody know where these were stolen from?
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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Does anybody really think these won't be melted into a 5 gallon pail of water and sold as "nuggets". Sorry to say it...but my bet is that these represent "history lost".
Chancellor Sutler
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Does anybody really think these won't be melted into a 5 gallon pail of water and sold as "nuggets". Sorry to say it...but my bet is that these represent "history lost".  Wow, that's 650 ounces of gold. With gold at it's current price, I doubt they won't be melted. I hope they catch the perpetrators though, with the original bars. |
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Pillar of the Community
United States
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yeah, that really is unfortunate. I hope that these are recovered.
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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Did Dwight Manley leave the stuff in his garage again?
If any of the newer people are wondering what I am talking about, Dwight Manley bought many of these ingots back when they sold off the SS Central America treasures. Later while he was having remodeling done at his home he put them out in the garage. The workmen came in and out through that garage and one day one of the workmen helped himself to several of them. They were recovered shortly afterward when he tried to sell one to a coin dealer. The dealer knew Manley had bought a bunch of them so he contacted Manley to see if he would be interested in this one. Sure he was interested, he already owned it! That was how Manley learned they were missing.
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12/25/2009 1:36 pm
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United States
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I did not hear about this. These are incredibly historic ingots and bars from the gold fields of California. Some of them are unique. I hope they are recovered.
swcoin.ecrater.com
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Bedrock of the Community
United States
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It would be tragic for them to be melted, because no doubt they have historic/collector exceeding melt. |
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Forum Dad
United States
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Does anybody really think these won't be melted into a 5 gallon pail of water and sold as "nuggets". Never underestimate the stupidity of some criminals. |
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United States
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or the intelligence, some criminals are extremely intelligent
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Posted 12/23/2009 7:53 pm
