The coins were reportedly stolen from the SF mint in 1905. The perpetrator buried them on the property to avoid being caught with them. He hoped to retrieve the coins at a future date. He never returned, or couldn’t remember the exact spot.
I don’t know what the law specifies regarding the discovery of stolen government property. But if the law states that stolen government property still belongs to the government, the couple is SOL.
They made the fatal mistake of opening their big fat pieholes. It’s a teachable moment: If you find millions in gold coins, keep your mouth shut and sell the coins one at a time to different collectors over a lengthy period of time.
Thanks for the education. One of the things I love about FR is the education you receive if you just wait for the more knowledgeable to respond.
What are you talking about pie holes. If they wanted to motorize what they found they had to find someone
A. to tell them what they had,
B. to help them sell them.
So they were stupid to do that? What the hell would you do?
Just curious. How does not square respect for the law and private property with concealing evidence of a crime and receiving stolen property?
No, they weren’t. The mint stolen coins were $30K of ALL $20. This included other denominations, and mint marks.