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Florida SUV Crash Scatters $1 Million Rare Coin Collection Across I-95
- Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:03am by
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NEW SMYRNA BEACH, Fla. — A man’s rare coin collection worth about $1 million was scattered along Interstate 95 when the collector’s car was involved in a rollover crash near mile marker 250 on Thursday evening.
A Boca Raton couple was heading north to a coin show in Jacksonville when the back passenger-side tire blew out in Volusia County.
The SUV rolled, flipping as many as five times, police said.
The rare collection went flying out of the car, spilling across the median.
(h/t Daily Mail)
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Atrocities
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:37pmI hope he had insurance. I hope he can over come his loss and the ******** who stole, er, kept the coins inherit his bad luck. Karma est une salope
Report Post »D4nny
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:35pmLOL Chips1, I hear ya on that! He’s more worried about his golf game and fraternizing with the enemy to give a crap about us… We have the richest uncle in the world (well he WAS that is) and he hates our guts…
Report Post »D4nny
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:57pmAlso, it’s hard to give kudos to the police these days when they do stuff like this: http://www.abovetopsecret.com/forum/thread710123/pg1
So when they do something good, I try to give credit where it’s due. Most LEO’s are good, honest people, it’s just small percentage of them that do stuff like this that makes the rest look bad…
Report Post »D4nny
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:46pmThanks God they didn’t get any serious injuries. That says a lot about the Florida State Troopers… actually taking the time to help find this guy’s coin collection, when most LEO’s would just rush him to the ambulance, fill out the paperwork and go about their day. I have yet to meet an FHP trooper that I didn’t like, or who thought he was a God because he has a badge and a gun, can’t say the same for the county boys, but the FHP troopers are a class act. Hope this guy gets all of his collection back, and I hope he realizes it‘s not worth anywhere near what he and his wife’s lives are.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:04pmNext time you need help, just call Obama. Joplin did. It just takes time.
Report Post »chips1
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:07pmP.S. The Troopers are great. I know they appriciate your comment. Don’t get many positive postings. Thanks.
Report Post »IMAWAKENOW
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 6:03pmKind of interesting that they felt the need to tell the mile marker where the crash happened. Kind of a “here is where you can find a million $ but don’t go there….wink wink!”
Report Post »moonpeace
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 4:49pmHey! Help a brother out, would you? Could you give me the mile marker on 95 for that accident?
Report Post »barrynmooch
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 4:15pmCan’t cure stupid. A million in coins and you can’t spend 30 bucks at Wally World to get a fireproof safe that has a handle and a lock? I have one that is half the size of a brief case and easily carried.
Report Post »Diamond Girl
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 4:03pmI hope everything ends up okay and all coins are returned.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 4:02pmUmm, if you have 1 Mill in anything and you need it transported, for the love of god call brinks….. or at a MINIMUM install a BOLTED IN safe in your SUV, dont drive around with that crap……
Report Post »dontbotherme
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 1:21pmI pray that the husband & wife will be ok. Glad troopers are guarding the area & friends are using metal detectors to help locate the coins. I don‘t know what is in these people’s hearts, or what their purpose in collecting the coins is, therefore, I will not judge them. It is none of my business. Our home was robbed years ago. One of the items stolen was my husband’s coin collection which was handed down from generation to generation to generation… The History in who touched the coins was meaningful to my husband. The robbery hurt.
Report Post »jb.kibs
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:13amsheesh..
Report Post »EPROM
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:53amI ordered 10 sets of the official “Obama Commemorative 2008 Presidential Coins” …but I only received ONE set in the mail! …I was told that my other 9 sets were shipped to people who couldn’t afford to buy a set.
Report Post »We Are Not Alone
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:03amGreat!!!!!!
Report Post »mendolover
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:49amThey didn’t confiscate it?
Report Post »awall1231
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:39amI sure hope there were not any LIBERALS around when it happened. Those people will steal any and everything they can get their hands on.
Report Post »loadingmyclips
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:30amthe devil laughs at the mahem he creates!!
Report Post »freedomisasfreedomdoes
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:26amPoor guy!!!! I hope they found all the coins!!! They truly are irreplaceable!! So amazing that the FL State Troopers wanted to help him out and are still canvasing the area:)
Report Post »dancing bear
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 11:30amYour right about those coins looking so fine.You would trade them all for a cup of rice and cup of water.I myself would melt them down.
Report Post »christos
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:19am…….+GOD+ works in mysterious,ways,,,some time from now a needy person may stumble across one of those coins,,,,,,,
Report Post »Amy
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:10amAs a novice numi and metal hunter this makes me ill. I’m happy to know the authorities are taken steps to protect this families livelihood.
Report Post »jas0707
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:56amIf the coins shown in the video were representative of the entire collection the value of $1M is dubious. Smells of insurance fraud in the making.
Report Post »sissykatz
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:31amJas0707 I was thinking also it was going to take a LOT of mercury dimes to make up a million dollars. But if they were headed to a coin show they probably really did have it.. Maybe they were just not showing the expensive ones so more people would not be tempted to go look. I am thankful that the Troopers and other collectors came to look. I hope they find it all. That is such a shame. I pray both passengers will fully recover.
Report Post »Robert Hawk
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:44amI feel for this couple who lost there entire life’s savings and almost their life during the car crash. I assume there was no effort made to secure the coins which were scattered over I-95 I only hope that Americans show their love for their brother and return all found coins in that area to the couple who lost them during this horrible accident.
I hope that this couple survives the rollover of their vehicle. I would advise this couple to investigate what caused the rear tire to fail, which was the cause of the accident.
Report Post »mill
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:53pmIt truly is a blessing. It is not for us to determine what another holds important or why.
Report Post »I hope they find each ad every coin. They were going to a coin show, perhaps this shows it was the way they make their living, trading.
kickagrandma
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:30amAll I could think of was, “Lay not up for yourselves treasures on earth where moth and rust destroy and where thieves break in and steal….”
Bless their hearts.
We all do that, don’t we? Our treasures may not be that valuable to the world, but they are to us. And, to lose any or all of our treasures would hurt us deeply. Not to mention the injuries they’ve got to overcome.
Thank YOU GOD that this is still AMERICA. Chances are real good had that happened in any other country in the world, the “coins and bills” would have all disappeared at the scene of the crash.
GOD BLESS the couple in the accident and all the people who stopped / came out to help. GOD BLESS the troopers!
Report Post »quicker
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:28amWhy didn`t they use a metal detector.Never mind.
Report Post »dizzyinthedark
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:25amStart of a bad day for this man, I pray this man will be okay.
Report Post »givemeavent
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:24amNo comment about the duffel bag full or Marijuana? Rolls of money…..40k? Come on guys…One of the news stations down here was covering it and found the bag and called the police. Family members came and recovered the money but didnt know anything about the bag of weed.
Report Post »gzs3grls
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:21amI hope it is in silver and gold. I wonder if the SUV was an explorer. I hope all are well, and their fortune returned to them, God Bless America again please.
Report Post »quicker
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:14amI have a stone moutain half dollar .Wonder how much thats worth.
Report Post »grandmaof5
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:52amSo glad they were okay and hope they find all their coins. Grass can get pretty high and thick in FL I-95 medians – hopefully it was just cut, and/or they got some help with a metal detector.
Report Post »MAULEMALL
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:02amStone Mt is a pretty common commemorative….
Report Post »Certified PCGS or NGC 65 ….$100.00
quicker
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:25amSeen the vid ,Troopers were useing machetes to cut brush.And yes I feel bad for these people,but these coins are only earthy possesions.The one thing that is more valible than riches is love and love of our Lord.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 8:52ama 1913 nickel went missing this way, different crash.
Report Post »swampbuck
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:02amfitty cents ..lol
Report Post »nuttyvet
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 9:26am@Quicker $1 mil worth of earthly possessions… Easy to say in your shoes but if that much spilled out of your trunk, I think you’d be singing a different tune ;)
Report Post »quicker
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:20am@Nuttyvet if I had saved all the money that I had given to people just to give them a hand up I wouldn`t have to work.I only need enought to pay my bills And when I see a person that is wondering how they are going to put food on the table I just give.When they ask if they can pay me back I just say pay it foreward .It is surprizing to see just how many do just that.
Report Post »afishfarted
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 10:42amI know where I’ll be vacationing this weekend
Report Post »patriot4all
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 12:25pmAlways depends on condition but 25-85 is about right.
Report Post »Professional Infidel
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 1:25pm**** Happens, read about the transfer of gold from san fransisco to denver. cerca 1906-7 and nothing? go figure.
Report Post »the_ancient
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 4:01pmEven if they find it I am sure the cops will take it, after all it has to be drug money
Report Post »101
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 4:15pmquicker
Posted on May 28, 2011 at 7:14am
I have a stone moutain half dollar .Wonder how much thats worth.
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Amazon.com has one for sale 125.00 bucks
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