[Baynative]

"I would appreciate you or anybody on this forum explaining why two rational people who had the foresight to line up a broker to sell the coins would announce their find before selling them — even announcing the exact number of coins they found that matched the exact number of coins that were stolen."

When I first heard of the story, the first thing I said was that I would have taken the one worst (or smallest) coin to a broker or collector to see what I could get for it.

If any questions were asked it's always plausible to say; "It's been around my hose for a long time and I'm not sure where it came from."

That experience would probably be all the education needed to decide what to do with the rest.

[Dr. Bogus Pachysandra]

“It’s been around my hose for a long time and I’m not sure where it came from.”

Might want to see a doctor about that!