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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Brett_in_Sacto, post: 3078441, member: 71510&quot;]Just a funny coin related story in the news this morning - and only because there were no serious injuries.&nbsp; Enjoy!&nbsp; (or don&#039;t enjoy, but it&#039;s a beautiful day - so try!)</p><p><br /></p><p>_____</p><p>A semi-trailer truck hauling $800,000 worth of dimes crashed Tuesday into a guard rail on an interstate near Las Vegas, spilling thousands of coins on the side of the road.</p><p><br /></p><p>State troopers established a crime scene so a recovery team could collect the money,</p><p>The Nevada Highway Patrol says the truck was heading south on I-15 about 50 miles (80 kilometers) from Las Vegas when it hit a guard rail in the early morning.</p><p><br /></p><p>KSNV-TV <a href="http://tinyurl.com/ybyadlvc" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://tinyurl.com/ybyadlvc" rel="nofollow">reported</a> Wednesday the truck was hauling the money under a contract with the U.S. Treasury Department when it dumped the load and several bags split open.</p><p><br /></p><p>The driver and a passenger were taken to a hospital. Their injuries aren&#039;t considered life-threatening.</p><p><br /></p><p>___</p><p><br /></p><p><a href="http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/05/10/truck-full-8-million-dimes-crashes-in-nevada-spilling-money-across-desert.html" target="_blank" class="externalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/05/10/truck-full-8-million-dimes-crashes-in-nevada-spilling-money-across-desert.html" rel="nofollow">http://www.foxnews.com/auto/2018/05/10/truck-full-8-million-dimes-crashes-in-nevada-spilling-money-across-desert.html</a>[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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