[UnwashedPeasant]

"I’d melt it down"

I think most people would want to preserve the historical value, even at risk of a few hundred or a few thousand dollars of personal gain.

People who hunt for these things probably value history.

[cuban leaf]

People who hunt for these things probably value history.

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I used to. I don’t any more. If my find would set me up for life in PM value, I’d melt it down without a second thought. And I’d want to make sure the ingots did not have a chemical makeup fingerprint as best as I could.

It would be worth more in historical value, but I’d not be the one being compensated, so it gets melted. Laws have consequences. ;)