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The streets are “paved with gold.”; Brinks crash spills millions in coins

Posted in general on Mar 30th, 2012 Comments Off on The streets are “paved with gold.”; Brinks crash spills millions in coins

oops. The crash also triggered a chain reaction, four other vehicles crumpled into each other.  One of them, a truck full of candy. South Porcupine community services officer Const. Marc Depatie to CTV News. He said that passers-by have not been tempted to help themselves to a few extra dollars. ‘We are going to be […]

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Shipwreck Yields Gold

Posted in general on May 20th, 2008 Comments Off on Shipwreck Yields Gold

An 1846 shipwreck 60 miles off the coast of Louisiana has yielded $1 million in sunken treasure comprised of U.S. gold coins from Southern U.S. mints and a nearly complete Capped Bust set. Recovery of the coins was announced May 13 by a group from New Iberia, La., called the Gentlemen of Fortune, which identified […]

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