http://www.thestar.com/news/world/2014/ ... coins.htmlNearly all of the 1,427 coins, dating from the gold rush of 1847 to 1894, are in uncirculated, mint condition.
And yes, there's a typo in the text. I think they mean 1870s.
Couple Walking Dog Find $10MM in Gold Coins
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Couple Walking Dog Find $10MM in Gold Coins
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And yes, there's a typo in the text. I think they mean 1870s.
And yes, there's a typo in the text. I think they mean 1870s.
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I think my boat sank near there...
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Re: Couple Walking Dog Find $10MM in Gold Coins
Is most of the value... I want to say numismatic?
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[quote=dragoncar]Is most of the value... I want to say numismatic?[/quote]
About $1.8 million in gold, based on the $27,000 face value. So, yeah. Mostly numismatic.
About $1.8 million in gold, based on the $27,000 face value. So, yeah. Mostly numismatic.
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I need to get a dog.
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Re: Couple Walking Dog Find $10MM in Gold Coins
I think $10MM may be an underestimate considering that quite a few of those are "finest known specimens" or tied for finest known.
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Re: Couple Walking Dog Find $10MM in Gold Coins
[quote=Libertarian666]I think $10MM may be an underestimate considering that quite a few of those are "finest known specimens" or tied for finest known.[/quote]
And this is why you don't want to go all in on MS-69 Double Eagles or the "finest known specimens" of any coin. There is always the possibility that someone will dig up great-grand dad's jar full of $20 gold pieces that he buried in the back yard back in '06 (19 aught-six, not eight years ago).
Although I suppose this could be some sort of tungsten-flavored hoax...
And this is why you don't want to go all in on MS-69 Double Eagles or the "finest known specimens" of any coin. There is always the possibility that someone will dig up great-grand dad's jar full of $20 gold pieces that he buried in the back yard back in '06 (19 aught-six, not eight years ago).
Although I suppose this could be some sort of tungsten-flavored hoax...
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Re: Couple Walking Dog Find $10MM in Gold Coins
I would say it is very unlikely to be a hoax, having been authenticated by expert numismatists. They are pretty hard to fool.WildAboutHarry wrote:And this is why you don't want to go all in on MS-69 Double Eagles or the "finest known specimens" of any coin. There is always the possibility that someone will dig up great-grand dad's jar full of $20 gold pieces that he buried in the back yard back in '06 (19 aught-six, not eight years ago).Libertarian666 wrote:I think $10MM may be an underestimate considering that quite a few of those are "finest known specimens" or tied for finest known.
Although I suppose this could be some sort of tungsten-flavored hoax...