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How do you transport a coin worth $1.9 million across the country? John Feigenbaum dressed down in a t-shirt, jeans, flip-flops and bought a coach seat on a redeye flight to avoid suspicion. He got an unexpected upgrade to first class and stayed awake through the flight, periodically checking to make sure the coin, a 1894 dime, was still in his briefcase. The dime is one of only 24 struck that year at the San Francisco mint for a VIP gift. Only nine are known to still exist. Feigenbaum transported the dime from the seller’s vault in Oakland, CA to the buyer’s vault in Manhattan, and collected a nice commission.

Written by ltao

July 27th, 2007 at 1:29 am

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