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Non-live WWI ammunition round filled with old coins and bills discovered at Michigan home
WXYZ Detroit Scripps Media ^
| October, 25th, 2021
| WXYZ.Com Staff
Posted on 10/25/2021 3:02:29 PM PDT by David Chase
WXYZ) — A non-live WWI ammunition round was discovered at a Lansing residence over the weekend containing a hidden treasure trove of old coins and bills, Michigan State Police said on Twitter.
According to police, MSP assisted Lansing Police after people cleaning out a family member’s house discovered what appeared to be an ammunition round. Bomb squad reportedly determined it was not a live round.
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TOPICS: Chit/Chat; Local News; Miscellaneous; Weird Stuff
KEYWORDS: coin; coins; epigraphyandlanguage; find; godsgravesglyphs; hidden; hoard; lansing; michigan; numismatics; numismatist; thegreatwar; treasure; twitter; worldwarone; wwi
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Pictures at source. Pretty cool discovery. Surprised the State didn’t claim a cut……
To: David Chase
NOT 30-06 rounds I’m guessing. 😏🙌
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:04:45 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: David Chase
I would want the live round back. It is a cool piece of history and a family heirloom.
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:04:54 PM PDT
by
Glad2bnuts
((“If there are no absolutes by which to judge society, then society is absolute.” Francis Schaeffer,)
To: rktman
“NOT 30-06 rounds I’m guessing.”
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Nope…….even looks like a WWI round. Drench dropper.
To: David Chase
Families are idiots. No wonder they hid their $.
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:08:36 PM PDT
by
wgmalabama
(We will find out if the Vac or virus risk was the correct choice - can we put truth above narrative)
To: Glad2bnuts
“ I would want the live round back. It is a cool piece of history and a family heirloom.”
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Yes indeed! It looked awesome. Very time period.
To: David Chase
Yellin will be calling. Unrealized income and all.
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:08:58 PM PDT
by
rktman
(Destroy America from within? Check! WTH? Enlisted USN 1967 to end up with this? 😕)
To: David Chase
I knew I left it somewhere...
To: David Chase
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:15:30 PM PDT
by
Ken H
(Trump won.)
To: wgmalabama
“ Families are idiots. No wonder they hid their $.”
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I know whenever I read about gold and silver hoards found in England they always report it.
WTF? Oh but the Government allows them to keep a portion. Fools.
To: Ken H
To: David Chase
imagine the damage alec baldwin could’ve done with a weapon that was loaded with that...
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:19:55 PM PDT
by
heavy metal
(smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
To: David Chase
I see Kennedy half dollars in there.
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:22:31 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: heavy metal
LMFAO!!
🤣😂😆🤪
Just by practicing with it!
To: David Chase
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:24:56 PM PDT
by
Theoria
To: Theoria
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:26:25 PM PDT
by
Theoria
To: gundog
All silver coins……the paper bills are silver certificates.
1920s …………
To: Theoria
To: David Chase
“In before Alec Baldwin joke”, I think. And he was.
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posted on
10/25/2021 3:28:45 PM PDT
by
gundog
(It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
To: Theoria
Must have been a small fortune back then
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