Ancient coin hoard found

eagames · Expert Member

Check this out:

http://www.foxnews.com/scitech/2012/06/27/ancient-coins-worth-15-million-found-by-amateur-treasure-hunters-after-30-year/?intcmp=obnetwork

Dick · Expert Member

Hi Ed! Been a while. Yes, that is much more likely, and possible, there than here. Unless you are searching for "Wampum". That is all the Indians used.
If there are many typos, it is normal. I din't see for several hours after sleeping at night. Comes with the territory.

Danester · Advanced Member

Think about it -

How many hoards of coins and paper money are still out there? Waiting to be found here in the good ole USA? Someone hides their stash and then never recover it because they die.

I remember a story of a workman finding a stash of 1930-20's US bills while remodeling a home bathroom. When he removed the old medicine cabinet, he found a bag of US bills hanging in the wall. It was thought that a pervious home owner hid it in the early 1930's.

He split it with the current home owner.

Dick · Expert Member

Back then the dollar was worth a lot more than now!
I wonder if it wasn't the "loot" from a bank hold-up? Very Happy

Danester · Advanced Member

Here is a link dated May 2010 that tells the whole story - 4-years after the original discovery of the money in April 2006.

A very interesting read.

http://www.clevelandmagazine.com/ME2/dirmod.asp?sid=E73ABD6180B44874871A91F6BA5C249C&nm=&type=Publishing&mod=Publications%3A%3AArticle&mid=1578600D80804596A222593669321019&tier=4&id=301A91CE5A374F95972B378B9036CA29

Danester · Advanced Member

When reading this story, and getting to the part where it was revealed one of the main charaters Mickey McBride owned some Cleveland Taxi Companies..... I guessed the NFL Cleveland Browns might be mentioned next. I was right!

That's where the term "Taxi Squad" comes from in Pro Football lingo. Many early NFL Football teams were owned by local Taxi Companies. Those players that were not good enough to earn spots on the main Offensive or Defensive teams were put on the "Taxi Squad" - where many also drove cab for the Company.

All the players in the legal hassel were not very smart here. They should have agreed to split the profits 3-ways after having all the bills certified, graded, and denoted as the "Cleveland Patrick Dunne Hoard". At auction it would have brought millions of dollars because of the story behind the actual find. I would have been a bidder to purchase one.

Danester · Advanced Member

Here is something else found in an attic.

Another find in Ohio. Anybody live in a old house in Ohio? Look in the walls, basement and attic.

http://www.cbsnews.com/video/watch/?id=7414498n