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Title: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: kopfjäger on August 04, 2013, 04:01:45 PM
http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/world/europe/huge-cargo-of-silver-is-recovered-from-a-ship-sunk-by-nazis.html?_r=0 (http://www.nytimes.com/2012/07/19/world/europe/huge-cargo-of-silver-is-recovered-from-a-ship-sunk-by-nazis.html?_r=0)
Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: SpikeC on August 04, 2013, 04:09:21 PM
 They said that the rightful owner was the British government, butt as it was coming from India, ..............
Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: Slide Panda on August 04, 2013, 05:30:17 PM
Which was a British colony in that time.  Makes sense to me.

Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: kopfjäger on August 04, 2013, 05:36:47 PM
Quote from: Slide Panda on August 04, 2013, 05:30:17 PM
Which was a British colony in that time.  Makes sense to me.



Ding ding  ;)
Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: Monsterlover on August 05, 2013, 10:15:00 AM
That's a nice haul
Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: Uncle Mofo on August 05, 2013, 03:29:44 PM
So the cargo was insured.. this means that the Brits are double dipping now? 
Damn 80/20 I'm in the wrong business  :o
Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: hbliam on August 05, 2013, 05:28:30 PM
Quote from: Uncle Mofo on August 05, 2013, 03:29:44 PM
So the cargo was insured.. this means that the Brits are double dipping now? 
Damn 80/20 I'm in the wrong business  :o

20% of something they couldn't find and can't recover. Not a bad deal.
Title: Re: That's a lot of Silver
Post by: 77south on August 12, 2013, 08:14:36 AM
I had a similar experience this weekend, I got a 1963 dime back in change.  All silver.  #isthiswhatwinningfeelslike