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<p>[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 334686, member: 4626"]Um, because the contracter said so? Have any evidence he's mistaken or lying?</p><p><br /></p><p>If I was working there I'd be severely tempted to pocket just one, but... if I got caught I'd at least lose my job and may end up facing jail time (stealing something that's property of the federal government carries some rather harsh penalties). If I ever tried to sell it the question would come up of where I found it, and the jig would be up pretty quickly.</p><p><br /></p><p>I mean it's possible, though extremely unlikely, that they missed a few. I just wouldn't bet on it. Since the coins were stamped on quarter planchets, they'd be undersize and underweight and pretty wasy to find with sorting machines. It would be pretty hard for even one to escape. I'll concede not impossible, but, good luck finding it, if it even exists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Troodon, post: 334686, member: 4626"]Um, because the contracter said so? Have any evidence he's mistaken or lying? If I was working there I'd be severely tempted to pocket just one, but... if I got caught I'd at least lose my job and may end up facing jail time (stealing something that's property of the federal government carries some rather harsh penalties). If I ever tried to sell it the question would come up of where I found it, and the jig would be up pretty quickly. I mean it's possible, though extremely unlikely, that they missed a few. I just wouldn't bet on it. Since the coins were stamped on quarter planchets, they'd be undersize and underweight and pretty wasy to find with sorting machines. It would be pretty hard for even one to escape. I'll concede not impossible, but, good luck finding it, if it even exists.[/QUOTE]
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