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that's so cool warrior1 Feb 2014 #1
Their land and not stolen. pipoman Feb 2014 #4
I guess so Go Vols Feb 2014 #5
Typically Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #53
This isn't underwater discovery, where ownership of the land is unclear. pnwmom Feb 2014 #59
I'm not certain, but I think that refined gold Jenoch Feb 2014 #65
Even so, you don't get to secretly bury money on land and retain rights to it pnwmom Feb 2014 #70
I that's what I said when I said mineral rights do not apply in this situation. Jenoch Feb 2014 #75
I'm aware it wasn't under water. Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #79
Well, gold is a mineral and they did some digging to find it. pnwmom Feb 2014 #81
Seems fair. Boom Sound 416 Feb 2014 #89
Uh-huh. Sorry. This story doesn't pass my bullshit detector. closeupready Feb 2014 #2
I know! Those coins should have some rust on them or something! snooper2 Feb 2014 #3
Gold doesn't rust or corrode Silent3 Feb 2014 #6
I kind of knew that FYI snooper2 Feb 2014 #9
Sorry! Missed the smiley... Silent3 Feb 2014 #12
All US gold coins from that era contain 90% gold Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #106
Heh. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #62
Ummm 2naSalit Feb 2014 #80
trying to think of another story. ..can't think of one pipoman Feb 2014 #7
Ye olde school "Doomsday Prepper?" 1000words Feb 2014 #10
Face value $27,000; mid-19th century. Life savings of someone who didn't trust banks. Hekate Feb 2014 #73
'would be missed if stolen' - I suppose. closeupready Feb 2014 #11
they weren't found in Los Angeles Beaverhausen Feb 2014 #25
Not if the cache was stolen from the type of person who can't call the cops... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #90
They found the coins one year ago. Jenoch Feb 2014 #91
Amazon might not see as many of them as the article indicates DFW Feb 2014 #93
Yep, I have bought and sold through Heritage pipoman Feb 2014 #104
Heritage has a wholesale department for the common stuff, too DFW Feb 2014 #109
Agreed. .Under these circumstances pipoman Feb 2014 #132
In the meantime, I got an email from someone who talked with Don Kagin about this DFW Mar 2014 #143
You know David Hall and Don Kagin? Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #108
Sure do. Very well, in fact. DFW Feb 2014 #110
I think the Bowler hat is still the hat of choice Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #111
You know, I think you're right! DFW Feb 2014 #113
Heritage often sends people to the TICC coin show in Tokyo Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #114
I haven't been there, of course DFW Feb 2014 #115
The only one I remember from Heritage at TICC Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #116
Debbie from Marketing!! DFW Feb 2014 #117
At the next show, I'll tell her I met you on the Internet Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #118
She's only been in an out of that airport a zillion times DFW Feb 2014 #119
So she'll say, "You met the Dallas airport on the Internet? How nice" Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #121
Yeah, I don't think of her accent as very Hungarian LOL DFW Feb 2014 #122
So why would ANY of them be sold on amazon? Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #125
Mystery to me DFW Feb 2014 #127
That type of person shouldn't be trifled with pipoman Feb 2014 #107
Depending on how intricate the plan Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #124
It's apparently true: a local article in the San Francisco Chronicle frazzled Feb 2014 #8
Why is that? Lots of people buried gold coins in the past. MineralMan Feb 2014 #17
Many farmers had "post hole banks". trof Feb 2014 #36
Yes. MineralMan Feb 2014 #57
Back in 1985, a significant coin hoard was found in Jackson, Tennessee Art_from_Ark Feb 2014 #112
Gold find In jackson tn Little john Nov 2017 #145
Is he looking for something to invest in? Welcome to DU. marble falls Nov 2017 #146
Why not? seveneyes Feb 2014 #18
You may want to check the batteries in your bullshit detector. nt Earth_First Feb 2014 #40
Kagin again?? Jesus Malverde Feb 2014 #74
Kagin was scammed along with others DFW Feb 2014 #96
+1000....This whole thing SCREAMS "scam"... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #84
The way I look at it is what is the easier Jenoch Feb 2014 #92
It doesn't seem like a scam at all DFW Feb 2014 #98
And it was conveniently "discovered" on their property as well... Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #126
They waited almost a year DFW Feb 2014 #128
My theory: Joaquin Murrieta was never really killed, and continued his career petronius Feb 2014 #13
Search over for cache of the Knights of the Golden Circle? HereSince1628 Feb 2014 #14
Lucky for them they were found on their own property. MineralMan Feb 2014 #15
property bought a few years ago. no claim to gold by prior owners? Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #139
When I buy property the sale includes mineral rights. Gold is a mineral, right? n/t oneshooter Feb 2014 #140
So let me guess...the dog was KurtNYC Feb 2014 #16
DUzy!!! Best reply yet Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #23
I Literally Laughed Out Loud Leith Feb 2014 #39
Win! DeSwiss Feb 2014 #50
I think it's a clever money laundering trick rhett o rick Feb 2014 #19
Okaaaaaay. WinkyDink Feb 2014 #63
Cool. I got WinkyDink's vote. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #86
Because the uncirculated coins were so easy to get. Yeah. aquart Feb 2014 #83
LOL. I know. With out raise suspicions. I was just kidding. nm rhett o rick Feb 2014 #85
Or maybe a way to just dump more coins on the market Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #88
There are hundreds of thousands of coins still untouched DFW Feb 2014 #100
Whozagooddoggie? progressoid Feb 2014 #20
Lol nt greyl Feb 2014 #41
that's a lot different than what i 'find' when i walk my dogs. pardon me, but xchrom Feb 2014 #21
LOLOLOL! rusty fender Feb 2014 #131
Number one rule of treasure hunting……….. safeinOhio Feb 2014 #22
They have to know who it is first Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #24
Good thinking pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #28
Lol Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #30
Haul that big, you can't. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #43
Lots of ways safeinOhio Feb 2014 #51
Treasury Dept. keeps a close eye on those. AtheistCrusader Feb 2014 #54
It is part of my job to detect and spot fakes DFW Feb 2014 #133
I'm with you - dummy up. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2014 #64
I'm 100% sure the official story on how these coins were "found" is bullshit Blue_Tires Feb 2014 #87
Thats IT!!! bvar22 Feb 2014 #26
Oh right!!! THAT's where I put them ... please send them back, I'll pay postage! JoePhilly Feb 2014 #27
Damn … I knew I left them somewhere. Auggie Feb 2014 #29
I have to say, it seems wrong to me that they're going to be taxed 40% on this windfall. reformist2 Feb 2014 #31
Yeah, so? Scuba Feb 2014 #34
Republican!!!!! CFLDem Feb 2014 #35
ok, I have a geek confession wyldwolf Feb 2014 #32
An additional benefit of having a dog. Scuba Feb 2014 #33
Would a cat have found the gold? I don't THINK so Pretzel_Warrior Feb 2014 #37
Oh, absolutely they would. eggplant Feb 2014 #44
Exactly. My cat would not have bothered to tell me. Too much effort. anneboleyn Feb 2014 #142
Unless you have a slacker dog, like my two. pnwmom Mar 2014 #144
...and they told someone about it because??? NightWatcher Feb 2014 #38
There's a reason they are probably better off reporting the whole thing DFW Feb 2014 #101
Be very careful.... penndragon69 Feb 2014 #42
They're donning their battle gear as we speak... pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #45
Bwahahahahaha! countryjake Feb 2014 #77
Am I wrong, Jenoch Feb 2014 #46
I think they have to pay taxes today based on current value. Hassin Bin Sober Feb 2014 #66
If so, it would only be because the Jenoch Feb 2014 #69
Probably stashed right around the time it became illegal VScott Feb 2014 #47
Probably not DFW Feb 2014 #99
This message was self-deleted by its author VScott Feb 2014 #130
I take my dog for a walk twice every day...... llmart Feb 2014 #48
the horde wasn't found in So. Cal shanti Feb 2014 #60
awesome story!!!! Those old gold coins are valuable!! GRACIEBIRD Feb 2014 #49
How wonderful malaise Feb 2014 #52
What a fantastic find!!! greytdemocrat Feb 2014 #55
So, so, so I found a 60 pound diamond in my yard and it sang hymns when I touched it SummerSnow Feb 2014 #56
It is good to walk your dog!! roody Feb 2014 #58
wow, every treasure hunters dream onethatcares Feb 2014 #61
Great story, talk about a gold rush...don't forget to give the dog something special. Jefferson23 Feb 2014 #67
California Lost Treasures Zorra Feb 2014 #68
Interesting that the latest dated coin in this hoard was dated 1894 DFW Feb 2014 #102
One of the few thread titles on DU that I actually looked forward to clicking geckosfeet Feb 2014 #71
I hate it when that happens! Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #72
There have been a number of smaller scale versions of this in the Gold Country. Xithras Feb 2014 #76
There are probably more stashes like this all over the world DFW Feb 2014 #95
It may be Ron Swanson gold JeffHead Feb 2014 #78
Pleasant walk. aquart Feb 2014 #82
All my dog found was a dead bunny TorchTheWitch Feb 2014 #94
Yes Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #97
And the auction results won't be nearly as sastisfying pinboy3niner Feb 2014 #103
"I would prefer the dead bunny and the burger king trash, myself" Warren DeMontague Feb 2014 #134
about the only thing my dog finds on our walks belcffub Feb 2014 #105
All the people crying "Scam!" kentauros Feb 2014 #120
LOL I'm sure there is plenty of that DFW Feb 2014 #135
Well, I hope they get as much for the coins they're selling as they can. kentauros Feb 2014 #136
Truly an amazing part TacoD Feb 2014 #123
RIP Huell Liberal_in_LA Feb 2014 #138
I'm jealous, I love a good treasure hunt Packerowner740 Feb 2014 #129
*drool* Jamastiene Feb 2014 #137
25 years ago I found a 1939 World's Fair Medallion buried in our garden Orrex Feb 2014 #141
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