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Quote:Berlin police say thieves broke into the German capital's Bode Museum and made off with a massive 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin worth millions.
Spokesman Stefen Petersen said thieves apparently entered through a through a window about 3:30 a.m. Monday, broke into a cabinet where the "Big Maple Leaf" coin was kept, and escaped with it before police arrived.
A ladder was found by nearby railway tracks.
The three-centimeter (1.18-inch) thick coin, with a diameter of 53 centimeters (20.9 inches), has a face value of $1 million. By weight alone, however, it would be worth almost $4.5 million at market prices.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/massive-g...useum.html
They didn't say if there was a reward or not.
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(03-27-2017, 01:00 PM)chuck white Wrote: Quote:Berlin police say thieves broke into the German capital's Bode Museum and made off with a massive 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin worth millions.
Spokesman Stefen Petersen said thieves apparently entered through a through a window about 3:30 a.m. Monday, broke into a cabinet where the "Big Maple Leaf" coin was kept, and escaped with it before police arrived.
A ladder was found by nearby railway tracks.
The three-centimeter (1.18-inch) thick coin, with a diameter of 53 centimeters (20.9 inches), has a face value of $1 million. By weight alone, however, it would be worth almost $4.5 million at market prices.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/massive-g...useum.html
They didn't say if there was a reward or not.
Thanks. I'll be checking my pocket change.
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(03-27-2017, 01:10 PM)tvguy Wrote: (03-27-2017, 01:00 PM)chuck white Wrote: Quote:Berlin police say thieves broke into the German capital's Bode Museum and made off with a massive 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin worth millions.
Spokesman Stefen Petersen said thieves apparently entered through a through a window about 3:30 a.m. Monday, broke into a cabinet where the "Big Maple Leaf" coin was kept, and escaped with it before police arrived.
A ladder was found by nearby railway tracks.
The three-centimeter (1.18-inch) thick coin, with a diameter of 53 centimeters (20.9 inches), has a face value of $1 million. By weight alone, however, it would be worth almost $4.5 million at market prices.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/massive-g...useum.html
They didn't say if there was a reward or not.
Thanks. I'll be checking my pocket change.
Maybe they just wanted something from the vending machine, like a ho-ho or something.
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(03-27-2017, 06:06 PM)Cuzz Wrote: (03-27-2017, 01:10 PM)tvguy Wrote: (03-27-2017, 01:00 PM)chuck white Wrote: Quote:Berlin police say thieves broke into the German capital's Bode Museum and made off with a massive 100-kilogram (221-pound) gold coin worth millions.
Spokesman Stefen Petersen said thieves apparently entered through a through a window about 3:30 a.m. Monday, broke into a cabinet where the "Big Maple Leaf" coin was kept, and escaped with it before police arrived.
A ladder was found by nearby railway tracks.
The three-centimeter (1.18-inch) thick coin, with a diameter of 53 centimeters (20.9 inches), has a face value of $1 million. By weight alone, however, it would be worth almost $4.5 million at market prices.
http://www.cnbc.com/2017/03/27/massive-g...useum.html
They didn't say if there was a reward or not.
Thanks. I'll be checking my pocket change.
Maybe they just wanted something from the vending machine, like a ho-ho or something.
You could get more than two, with that coin.