1854-S $5 "Discovery of a Lifetime"

"'Fake' Worth Weight in Gold?" False. If it were worth it's weight in gold it would be worth about $320. Amazing how a newspaper can screw up even the simplest articles.

 

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If genuine, same year, 1854, as the California Gold Rush, and also start of the Crimean War - alright, I know the USA wasn't directly involved in that War !!!

 

Maybe the New York Post could’ve said “Worth its weight in highest quality diamonds/moon rock/plutonium.”

Steve

 

Why only 4 known

 

Because nobody has found a fifth one.

 

Oh

 

Interesting, thanks for bringing this up! Makes one wonder....

It's probably a good thing you didn't find it - we'd have to make you change your name!

 

Yeah, it used to be that journalism & reporting were noble professions, but then everybody thought they could do it & of course one has to look pretty on TV (men, women & those who aren't sure) so that became a criteria.

So now we're stuck with a majority of them, who can't put a complete thought or sentence together, don't know how to use spell check, don't know what grammar is, and think it's better to be the first to report, then get the facts later! No joke, it's mostly pathetic!