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One of the biggest bank heists in German history took place over Christmas – and no one noticed for days.
In a raid that the police compared to Ocean’s Eleven, thieves drilled into the vault of the Sparkasse bank in Buer, a suburb of Gelsenkirchen, last week.
They gained entry through a car park before prying open several doors and using a 42cm thick drill to obliterate the vault’s 18-inch concrete wall.
Inside the underground vault, bank robbers emptied most of the 3,300 safety deposit boxes rented to 2,700 customers for several hours,,.
Here is the link for the rest of the story.
I've always warned about keeping valuables at home. I still do.
I often suggested using a safe deposit box. And still do, but there is still risk and precautions should be taken.
There was a recent article in the AARP Magazine that talks about some of the risks. In one case, a bank emptied a box full of expensive watches instead of another box that was abandoned by the previous owner. It took the owner of the watches several years to get compensation. The point is that things can happen with safe deposit boxes, and FDIC does not cover the boxes. The bank may provide some limited compensation, but it may not be nearly enough to cover the valuables in the box, some of which may not be replaceable.
As a result, if you do use a safe deposit box, I'd recommend documenting the contents, and having appraisal values, and adequate personal insurance to cover the items. Those are just a few things to think about.
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Recently, near Stockholm, an unnamed individual was digging for worms, presumably as bait for fishing at his summer house, when he found about 13 pounds of silver coins, rings, pearls, and pendants. The approximately 20,000 silver coins in the find were minted between 1173 and 1195, struck in the name of King Knut Eriksson of Sweden.
The city of Stockholm was founded in 1252, with the earliest written record of its name dating to that year. By that date, there was significant trade in iron originating from mines in Bergslagen. “Erik’s Chronicle” suggests that Stockholm may have been established earlier to defend against a sea invasion by Karelians in 1187...
Here the link for the rest of that article.
Around the World: Dig for Worms Leads to Early Swedish Coins - Numismatic News
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... Just like the original Gold Rush nearly two centuries ago, striking it big often comes down to luck. One prospector recalled a moment when a golden nugget “just rolled out — it was completely round like a baseball and it was half gold.”
Still, the work can be grueling. As another prospector put it, gold “doesn’t jump into the pan.”
And payday is never a sure thing.
“It’s emotional, some days you find $15,000, some days you don’t find anything,” Goza said.
Of course, not everyone has the time — or the back muscles — to dig for gold in a riverbed. But you don’t need a pan to get in on the action. Gold has long been prized as a store of value — and some of the biggest names in finance are urging investors to make room for it in their portfolios...
Here is the link for more about that.
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