Police in Florida have seized 60 pounds of silver coins found during home demolition

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because someone didn't keep their mouths shut

"It was like a treasure hunt — the more you dug the more you found," one of those workers, Melissa Howes, told the Orlando Sentinel. "We thought we might be able to keep it like finders keepers, but it was city property." :laughing7: well then you don't call the cops :unhappysmiley:

The seizure included 861 half-dollars, 1,016 quarters, 202 dimes and three nickels, police records show. Some of the oldest coins were dated 1917, officials said.

Ca-ching! Florida workers find 2,000 silver coins during home demolition
 

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Who in the HELL Told the CITY About this??? Its funny that they will spend Tax payers money to have someone go thru these, Just to have the money go back to the City of St Cloud
 

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someone needs to be slapped royaly
 

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[FONT=Helvetica Neue, HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif]Gauntlett believes the coins may have been hidden inside the walls by a former owner during the Great Depression.[/FONT]
[FONT=Helvetica Neue, HelveticaNeue, helvetica, arial, sans-serif]I saw bens and they where made AFTER the depression
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That is such a crock. The government needs to keep their greedy paws off of collectibles.
 

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The American gestapo will confiscate anything of historical value.....Period!
 

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The American gestapo will confiscate anything of historical value.....Period!

not historical, not a historical site, but they do need to check for previous owners who would have a valid claim should they find out and then use the "L" word...

And you are thinking of the EU which find one coin and you are OK find a very small hand full in the same location and the government takes them...
 

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