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Could newly discovered gold coins be the haul stolen by SF Mint employee in 1901? [GOLD COINS]
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Posted on 02/26/2014 7:49:29 PM PST by BunnySlippers
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To: BunnySlippers
There is certainly compelling evidence to link the two bounties. According to 1901 reports, 500 coins were stolen by Dimmick - only 73 coins less than the 1,427 discovered at Saddle Ridge.Somewhere there is a math major, or a numismatist, or a copy editor, or a detective who can make sense of this statement.
To: Uncle Chip
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posted on
02/27/2014 5:19:25 AM PST
by
upchuck
(South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy for Speaker of the House!!!)
To: The Great RJ
If the state doesnt claim the gold, they will be paying through the nose in state and federal taxes. I would have been tempted to only sell a few coins at a time and keep the rest hidden....in Switzerland!
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posted on
02/27/2014 5:20:23 AM PST
by
gr8eman
(Neptune, Titan, stars don't frighten!)
To: upchuck
And if I did, how would you know which keyword(s) I used?Try using them and find out --
I put one keyword in the article that I posted -- without looking what do you think it was???
To: Uncle Chip
I put one keyword in the article that I posted -- without looking what do you think it was??? Gay?
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posted on
02/27/2014 5:34:21 AM PST
by
Drango
(A liberal's compassion is limited only by the size of someone else's wallet.)
To: BunnySlippers
That will teach ‘em to keep their mouths shut.
They should have “found” their cache someplace with less onerous laws, and released them slowly.
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posted on
02/27/2014 5:34:39 AM PST
by
Little Ray
(How did I end up in this hand-basket, and why is it getting so hot?)
To: Uncle Chip
Keywords have their uses. But if your goal is to see if an article is already posted, a search on title words will always be more accurate. Preventing duplicate posts is the main reason title word search exists.
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posted on
02/27/2014 5:36:28 AM PST
by
upchuck
(South Carolina Representative Trey Gowdy for Speaker of the House!!!)
To: BunnySlippers
“There is certainly compelling evidence to link the two bounties. According to 1901 reports, 500 coins were stolen by Dimmick - only 73 coins less than the 1,427 discovered at Saddle Ridge.”
Huh?
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posted on
02/27/2014 5:57:46 AM PST
by
ops33
(Senior Master Sergeant, USAF (Retired))
To: Axenolith
The article seems to indicate the vast majority were “mint state”. At least, they were apparently in damn good shape, and it is gold, which is basically impervious to corrosion. I don’t recall anything in the article indicating any coins were pretty worn or corroded.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:15:00 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: VerySadAmerican
1427-73 = 1354.
Don’t know how that is close to 500 reported stolen. That’s much more!
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:17:22 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: UnwashedPeasant
The hoarde supposedly included coins minted elsewhere. And ‘47 is only a few skips from ‘54.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:20:34 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: dennisw
No, there were many denominations in gold, starting at $5 IIRC. (I have one of those.)
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:24:44 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Axenolith
Wifey is one that will pick up a "lucky penny" whenever she sees one on the ground.....several months ago, leaving a restaurant, she spied and snagged one and dropped it into her pocket.
When we got home, she discovered that it was an almost toally uncirculated 1901 Indian Head - musta been somebody's lucky charm or some such.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:25:59 AM PST
by
ErnBatavia
(The 0baMao Experiment: Abject Failure)
To: BunnySlippers
I doubt the "thief's heirs" have a claim any court would consider as the thief never was the lawful owner. (Then again, goofy judges and even goofier juries abound.)
The state -- well, that's another matter entirely. It's a safe bet that the state, desperate for money, will do everything they can and will use all of their vast resources to confiscate it.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:26:38 AM PST
by
glennaro
To: Scoutmaster
Are you sure they weren’t pattern coins? Not “real”, but test types.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:30:35 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Uncle Chip
I already asked this question, and got a curious reply, to boot.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:31:09 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: the OlLine Rebel
To: upchuck
How do you know the word you want will be in titles?
FR is not very user-friendly. It’s the truth. It took me a long time to figure how to use it. Mostly I try my hardest, then give up after a certain amount of time. It’s no wonder so many duplicate articles are posted. Other posters attack original posters as being lazy and stupid, but I’m sure most of them just can’t find what they repeated and decided they weren’t doing anything wrong.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:34:23 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: ops33
You know what, maybe this was a misprint (there are several in there) and should be 1500 - indeed 73 MORE than 1427.
What convoluted writing!
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:37:08 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
To: Uncle Chip
#53.
I now realize it’s probably all bad writing/editing. Now see #99.
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posted on
02/27/2014 7:39:10 AM PST
by
the OlLine Rebel
(Common sense is an uncommon virtue./Technological progress cannot be legislated.)
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