Like Finding a Warehouse Full of Rare
CousinLarry
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http://www.nytimes.com/aponline/us/AP-Treasure-Ship.html?hp Coin collectro dudes must be creaming over this shit.
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My inlaws have friends who son dives for one of these ship wreck looting companies.
Ownership is murky. Locations are kept secret, because if it is in some countries waters, that country will make a claim, as well as the country who's ship it was, as well as any one else who can make a claim of ownership.
"Damn, my great great great granddad always talked about how he was sending a big box of coins across the ocean when the ship went down."
fucking dealers. all the same.
haha
I thought the same thing. I picture a coin dude walking into a shop with all of these coins and being told only three of them are on sale.
This would make a good "warehouse find" gremlin.
"How much for this one?"
"That one is not for sale."
"How much for..."
"Not for sale."
"This one..."
"Nope"
"Oh"
Actually, I think in cases like this don't they kill each other over it? I mean, we are talking about half a BILLION dollars here.
"How much for this one?"
"That one is not for sale."
"How much for..."
"Not for sale."
"This one..."
"Nope"
"Oh"
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!!!!!!!!!
that's that scene from blow where they're counting the money by weighing it
seriously, there was a new yorker article a few years back about some found emerald necklace that explained all the ownership laws, and i believe 50% is high, but don't quote me.
'Nope. No coins in the North Atlantic.'
'No ATL. What's Hood?'
Oh man...for days, for days...