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Old 09-17-2005, 05:59 AM
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Default Truck Spills Load of $800,000 in Quarters

HAMMONDVILLE, Ala. (AP) - A truck carrying tons of quarters caught fire Tuesday and spilled most of them on a highway, where workers used heavy equipment, shovels and buckets to scoop up the singed coins.

The driver said the truck carried 39,000 pounds of new Kansas quarters, part of the U.S. Mint's state coin series, that were worth some $800,000, said Police Chief Michael Putnam.
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LOL... that's funny. Damn... $800k in quarters...
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That's a lifetime's worth of coin for the laundry...
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hmmm 4x800,000.... 2.4 million quarters. I wonder how many they missed and I bet that the metal dectector beach combers will be over there soon.
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That is great. Reminds me of the Chicago Bears new running back who was paid his signing bonus in quarters (something like $3-4 million) as a small snub for holding out. Great story.
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