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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.

(Pics at source)

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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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To: Theoria; SunkenCiv

Ping.


21 posted on 10/25/2021 3:29:29 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: David Chase

That is cool. Thanks for posting it.


22 posted on 10/25/2021 3:30:00 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: David Chase

Lincoln Memorial cents started in 1959. Kennedy halves in ‘64


23 posted on 10/25/2021 3:30:19 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: Tennessee Nana

It still is. That bomb would go for at least 800 or more. The coins are valuable too.

Great safe. No one would want to touch it.


24 posted on 10/25/2021 3:31:55 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: gundog

Looks like some one added to it.


25 posted on 10/25/2021 3:33:11 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: rktman

Looks like about $250 face value.


26 posted on 10/25/2021 3:35:38 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: rktman

Looks like it might be a 155.


27 posted on 10/25/2021 3:37:02 PM PDT by PAR35
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To: David Chase

Why the Hell would they tell anyone? If I found this stash, I’d contact someone privately to check the round and keep all the cash.


28 posted on 10/25/2021 3:38:19 PM PDT by Extremely Extreme Extremist
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To: gundog

A few 5 dollar bills in the center look fairly recent…


29 posted on 10/25/2021 3:38:44 PM PDT by wny ( )
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To: David Chase

You don’t read about all the finds that go unreported...


30 posted on 10/25/2021 3:40:05 PM PDT by varyouga
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To: CJ Wolf

“ Looks like some one added to it.”
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Yes it does.
From early 20th century then a break then more but from the mid- 60s. As if he couldn’t afford to add to his savings for a while.


31 posted on 10/25/2021 3:42:19 PM PDT by David Chase
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To: David Chase; CJ Wolf

A lot of the Jefferson nickels aren’t silver. And some look well worn. Someone was adding to it into the ‘60s, maybe later. It’d be great fun to sort out.


32 posted on 10/25/2021 3:42:28 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: David Chase

They seriously called out the bomb squad for this! Country has gone full retard.


33 posted on 10/25/2021 3:48:43 PM PDT by precisionshootist
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To: David Chase

They may have done a lot of the collecting in ‘63, and shortly thereafter. I don’t know how much lead-time people had when Kennedy changed the coinage from silver to clad. I don’t see any Eisenhower dollars. They started in ‘71, and nearly all were clad.


34 posted on 10/25/2021 3:50:36 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: David Chase

$2 bills are notably absent.


35 posted on 10/25/2021 3:53:47 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: gundog

I wonder if it was the same guy?


36 posted on 10/25/2021 3:56:43 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

You move into a house and there is a ww1 bomb in it. What do you do?


37 posted on 10/25/2021 3:58:32 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: Extremely Extreme Extremist

Oh Kay. Went back and read the article. You selling the house of your dead relative and you find a bomb. What do you do?


38 posted on 10/25/2021 4:00:31 PM PDT by CJ Wolf ( what is scarier than offensive words? Not being able to say them...God wins. Trump always wins. . )
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To: CJ Wolf

Hard to say. The family must know who lived there, and dates they lived. Some of the silver is well-worn. I know that silver coins were being flushed out into circulation during the Great Recession. If gas prices get stupid high again, I’ll be on the look-out.


39 posted on 10/25/2021 4:02:17 PM PDT by gundog (It was a bright cold day in April, and the clocks were striking thirteen. )
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To: CJ Wolf

have a blast... 😁...


40 posted on 10/25/2021 4:04:46 PM PDT by heavy metal (smiling improves your face value and makes people wonder what the hell you're up to... 😁)
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