[BunnySlippers]

So, does the State of CA claim it, or the thief's heirs?

[Axenolith]

No, these were stashed as obtained, I believe the stasher obtained at least the early ones from “free coinage” and was a miner or mine owner/shareholder.

[ozzymandus]

Uncle Dimmick left me those coins in his will. If that story won’t fly, I can make up another.

[the OlLine Rebel]

Am I the only 1 who sees some wrong math here?

“500 coins were stolen by Dimmick - only 73 coins less than the 1,427”

Huh? I’d say that’s a HUGE mismatch.

[Windflier]

I knew the state of California would figure out a way to get their hands on that treasure. Idiots should have kept their mouths shut and moved to Texas.

They could have then ‘dug up’ their treasure on their new ranch in the middle of nowhere, and no one would have been the wiser. Watch and see if they aren’t screwed out of the whole lot.

[UnwashedPeasant]

"nearly all dating from 1847 to 1894"

Why would the San Francisco mint have any gold coins dated 1847? That does not pass the smell test.

[CivilWarBrewing]

Doesn't the U.S. Treasury own and operate the U.S. Mint? If these coins were stolen from the SF Mint in CA, the U.S. Treasury would take ownership of the coins, NOT THE STATE OR ANY CIVILIAN HEIRS!

It's quite possible Dimmick stole more than the SF Mint THOUGHT he stole, and that might account for the difference in quantity/type stolen vs. that found.

[gunsequalfreedom]

[nvscanman]

No way to tell how this will pan out eventually but you can bet the farm that a LOT of people including a bunch of .gov assclowns are looking for ways to
separate this couple from the coins by any means possible.

[dennisw]

The face value of the Saddle Ridge Hoard, as they’ve called it, added up to about $27,000,

 

Back then US gold coins had a face value of $20. So going by today's prices this $27,000 in gold coins is worth about 1.4  million

dollars just goin by weight not rariety

[skinkinthegrass]

of course; any/all cash/coins found belongs to Moonbeam's Marxist Thugs.

[liberalh8ter]

Who didn't see this coming? By the time the lawyers they hire to keep the gold lose the case, this windfall will bankrupt them.

[Gay State Conservative]

I knew it.I,and others here,called this yesterday.Somehow the State of Kalifornia or the US Treasury will wind up with these coins.

[Uncle Chip]

Don’t Freepers search before posting anymore?

Don't Freepers put keywords under KEYWORDS anymore so threads can be searched before posting???

And as of this post it still has not been done.

[Uncle Chip]

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.

[Little Ray]

That will teach ‘em to keep their mouths shut.
They should have “found” their cache someplace with less onerous laws, and released them slowly.

[ops33]

“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?

[Bon of Babble]

Should have kept their mouths shut. That’s what I would have done.

[CPONuke]

+1 to the Freeper who noted “shut up” when this find was first announced.