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Tommy Thompson treasure hunter legal victory
There have been many threads on this topic over the years, including the $50 Kellogg and Co restrikes struck from melted down Kellogg & Humberto gold bars recovered from the wreck of the SS Centr… (View Post)2 -
Re: These are a few of my favorite things... What are yours?
Nice collection of real and fantasy bars. To get bars like the “Star Mining Co. “ out of Europe and or to hold and transport within the U.S. one had to apply to the U.S. Treasury Department for a lic… (View Post)1 -
Re: Heritage US Coins Signature Auction tonight: 1864-S Liberty Half Eagle PCGS/CAC AU58 sold for $192k
I always thought the 1864-$5 and $10 were both very rare coins All of the $5 coins were received by the Paying Clerk from the SFBM Coiner on July 11 The Paying Clerk wrote 3,880 Half Eagles However t… (View Post)1 -
New Orleans Heavily Circulated gold $20’s, $10’s and $5’s melted at the Philadelphia Mint
Millions of dollars in old circulated or worn out gold coin was melted by the Philadelphia Mint in 1873 and 1874. The Director of the Mint wrote in 1874: In explanation of what might otherwise be con… (View Post)3 -
Re: California gold token
Product of Nathan Joseph SF Most likely circa 1906-1920 Probably 10K gold or less Common die pairing Value $30 I asked a friend of mine an authority on tokens, and CSDG gold (View Post)1