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MAGNET FISHERS FIND SAFE WITH STOLEN COINSRoger Siboni and Leon Saryan passed along this Newsweek article about a submerged safe filled with stolen coins. Thanks. I'd never heard of "magnet fishing", but I guess it can be fun. -Editor Aself-proclaimed treasure hunter struck gold when he found a submerged safe filled with stolen coins. Leigh Webber, who goes by Bondi Treasure Hunter online, shared a video to TikTok recounting a memorable find in an Amsterdam canal. Leigh, originally from Australia, was magnet fishing when he and some friends came across a stretch of water with more than 46 safes buried in the riverbed. The viral video, which has been watched more than seven million times, explains: "We went magnet fishing and found a giant safe in the river. The safe was so big we had to hire a crane to pull it out. Because this safe was so big, we thought it might have something inside it. So we decided to break it open. "Eventually after a lot of effort we got inside and to our surprise it was filled with coins. As you can see from the protective cases these are valuable collector's coins so we reported the treasure to the police. It turns out it was stolen over 20 years ago." The cache of coins say "Hortus Bonaticus 1682—1982 Amsterdam", and Leigh set about doing some research into their history—and value. They're worth about £30 each. Also they were made in 1982 there was only 500 made and they're a commemorative coin made for the botanical gardens here, which is called Hortus Botanicus, for their 300 year anniversary."
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