Stupid and stupider could have been multi millionaires but decided to blab about their find. Obama will be happy to take the found gold now. There will be no sharing of their new found wealth.
” But a former SF Mint detective sees it as plausible: “Downstairs, we had vaults where we kept old coins that hadn’t been put into circulation.” PJMedia further digs up a 1906 congressional report that indicates mint clerk W.N.
Dimmick was convicted of the mint theft, but the document doesn’t state whether Dimmick revealed the coins’ location, or if they had been recovered. ABC News notes that if the coins are indeed purloined government property, the couple may owe Uncle Sam more than a heck of a lot in taxes: They may have to turn over the entire haul, and get a finder’s fee in return.”
Fifteen minutes of fame. Lookin’ for their own reality show maybe? Dopes. “Hey everybody. Look what we found.”