Chapter 989: Old Man Han Talks About Treasure Appreciation
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A small section of the stranded ship was exposed to the sea, and the flames on the cliff had not yet been extinguished, and thick smoke was coming out, which was clearly visible in the moonlight.
Waves crash against beaches covered with human garbage, everything from plastic water bottles to damaged fishing nets, plastic bags, foam.
There's even half a motorboat in it, and God knows how it got here......
The man in distress, named Milton Bernanke, is a former zookeeper, and his wife, Kim Bernanke, has been an elementary school teacher for more than a decade and just quit in July this year.
The two of them stood by the fire, and their hearts cooled when they saw the Oside launch platform and the giant freighter walking away from each other.
There is hope, but there is despair.
Hugging each other in pain and tears, the sound was heartbreaking.
They didn't notice that a yacht of about 30 meters was gradually detaching from the course and heading towards the island.
Han Xuan didn't see the fire at first, and when the fire was lit, the yacht was already about to pass by it, and it was the sharp-eyed Alaskan Malamute Snoopy who barked and reminded people to find out.
Drive to the shore and drop off a speedboat.
It took some time for the bodyguards to go ashore and successfully find the couple......
Taking the two back to the Snow Mountain yacht, when Han Xuan first saw the woman, he turned his head in embarrassment, because she didn't wear a shirt at all, her breasts were exposed, and her skin was tanned to a wheat color.
Only then did the bodyguard George react, took off his white shirt, showed his strong muscles, and handed the clothes to the other party.
Under the deck lights.
The old man asked about their identities, Lopez memorized the driver's license number, immediately went to find someone to verify it on a satellite phone, and when he came back, he told the grandfather and grandson that there was an unexpected news.
The couple is indeed listed as missing, and the insurance company has even considered them dead, paying a large sum of money to their families.
At the same time, the Bernanke couple were also the winners of the Powerball lottery in July, with a total of more than $20 million in pre-tax prizes!
I can't imagine that on the way to buy a yacht for pleasure, in exchange for this kind of end, it is really a great joy and sorrow.
When the two of them finished bathing and changed their clothes, the food that the old man had prepared was ready.
Is the steak still hot?
Don't be afraid, gobble up and stuff it into your mouth, crying while eating, and say thank you no less than ten times during the period.
The grandparents and grandchildren, plus Anya, Isabelle, and Ramirez, stood by and watched them eat.
Bernanke didn't put down his knife and fork until he was sick to his stomach and couldn't eat anymore, and heard Han Xuan ask what happened and tell about his experience......
Just as they were listening, an Italian sailor came up and said in broken English: "Sir, ma'am, if you don't want your clothes, I'll throw them away for you."
Also, who lost this thing in the bathroom?"
When Mr. Bernanke saw the small bag in his hand, he subconsciously touched his pocket, and then exclaimed, "It's mine, I forgot to take it just now!"
Thank you! thank you......"
Han Xuan saw that under the light, he couldn't see the surface of the bag, which was outlined in a circle, and there was a sound of metal colliding.
With a puzzled expression, he asked, "I'm sorry, what is in here?"
I found it just now, and when you and your wife got on the boat, you didn't have anything else with you but it. ā
āā¦ā¦ Just some gold coins. ā
Mr. Bernanke had already put the tape in his pocket, and when he heard Han Xuan's words, he took it out again.
If it was someone else, he wouldn't dare to do this, and the Han family was rich, so he didn't think he would care about these little things.
Director Susan had already turned on the camera when she heard that there was a distress signal.
I was thinking in my heart that it was no wonder that there was so much news about Han Xuan, his life was really colorful, and there were all kinds of strange things.
At this moment, he approached with a camera to film Bernanke's movements.
I saw him pour out of the bag about thirty gold coins in total, piled up together, and the exact number could not be seen.
"Huh?
It's very old, this is a 1863 California gold coin, at that time paper money was not legal in California, so people used gold and silver coins to settle settlements.
There's a lot of money in the world, so it's not worth much, at most it's only one or two thousand dollars......"
The old man picked up three pieces in quick succession, all of which were California gold coins from 1847 to 1894.
This thing is like Yuan Datou in China, and ordinary people sometimes hide a few pieces as a souvenir, which can't attract his interest.
When he saw a 1915 gold coin for the first five dollars of the Indian people, he introduced the calendar to the people around him.
All kinds of stories from that year came at hand, and casually asked: "Where did I find these gold coins?"
Bernanke replied that he had accidentally dug it up from the island, had it been in a jar at the time, and was therefore well preserved, and had thought for a few seconds before speaking, clearly lying......
Han Xuan always felt that this rescue show had suddenly become a treasure appreciation column.
At this time, he found a gold coin pressed under a silver coin, revealing an eagle's head pattern, and reached out to pick it up.
The old man inadvertently caught a glimpse, and his eyes suddenly lit up: "Good thing! Double Eagle Gold Coin of 1933!"
After speaking, he took it and looked through it to distinguish the authenticity.
Director Susan clearly noticed that filming the old man did not save trouble when filming Han Xuan, and asked him specifically: "Can you introduce this gold coin?
"Hmm.
It's very valuable, and when it comes to Double Eagle Gold Coins, it also has something to do with President Roosevelt.
In 1933, just in time for the outbreak of the economic crisis, in order to alleviate the banking and monetary crisis, Roosevelt ordered a nationwide ban on the issuance of all gold coins.
So the hundreds of thousands of Double Eagle gold coins that were printed in large quantities that year did not make it to the market, and a storekeeper at that time secretly hid ten gold coins.
The first one was targeted by agents when it was sold, and all nine of the remaining ones were confiscated, and the remaining one they searched for a long time until it reappeared in 1966.
It was eventually confiscated by the U.S. government, and until now its former owner is still in a lawsuit with our U.S. government.
If this one is genuine, it means that there were other gold coins flowing out at that time......"
The old man kept silent when he said this, because he remembered that he was filming a show now.
The news of this gold coin, once it is known to others, Bernanke will definitely not be able to keep it, it is considered stolen goods.
Even if the island is not part of U.S. territorial waters, the government has the right to recover the gold coin, and Bernanke will inevitably be blamed for leaking the news.
He simply pretended not to know, and gently put the gold coin down.
The old man actually wanted to get it, but it wasn't easy to do right now.
Even if it was bought from Bernanke, it was still not legal, as the Double Eagle Gold Coins never actually flowed through, and they were all from unknown sources.
After it is confiscated by the government, it may be possible to operate and get the gold coins to his grandson's museum.
Susan, who was filming, suddenly found that it was a particularly interesting thing to see someone else appraise antiques.
An idea suddenly popped into my head, thinking that planning a treasure appreciation column might attract the audience.
In fact, more than a month later, she did it, and the old man agreed.
The Snow Mountain yacht finally caught up with the Osside rocket launch platform again, and it was still more than 30 nautical miles away from its destination...... (To be continued.) )