Talk:Saddle Ridge Hoard

Investigation needed

I move this from the main article, where someone put it, to the discussion page:

"This couple appears to have discovered the long missing gold stolen from the SF mint in 1901 - http://www.usmint.gov/kids/coinnews/mintfacilities/sfo/

Perhaps these coins belong to the people of the United States of America?"

--Skb8721 (talk) 15:14, 26 February 2014 (UTC)

Every source I have seen that involves a so called "link" to this stolen gold has been opinions and unverified information to blogs and unreliable sources. Yes the kids portion of the us mint site says the coins were stolen but no-place does it say that the Saddle Ridge hoard were those coins. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 12:46, 28 February 2014 (UTC)

A U.S. Mint spokesman—Adam Stump—told CNN that the Hoard is not the stolen coins.
Ford, Dana; Payne, Ed. "Could century-old theft explain mystery of gold coins?". CNN. We've done quite a bit of research, and we've got a crack team of lawyers, and trust me, if this was U.S. government property we'd be going after it.
—MJBurrage^(T•C) 17:19, 5 March 2014 (UTC)

• Thanks for this information and citation. I've added the content to the article. Your contributions are sincerely appreciated. Best regards, Cindy(talk) 03:12, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Inflation corrected value

I'm not sure where this would go in the article, but if you adjust the face value of the coins for inflation using an inflation calculator (http://www.davemanuel.com/inflation-calculator.php for example) you a rough measure of the buying power of the hoard when it was hidden.

• $27,980 in 1894 would be worth around $750,000 in 2013

—MJBurrage^(T•C) 22:39, 27 February 2014 (UTC)

Although interesting, that is original research, which we don't include in Wikipedia articles. The bullion value is verifiable, as is the estimated auction value. And we can add actual auction value once the hoard is sold. Cullen³²⁸ Let's discuss it 07:01, 6 March 2014 (UTC)

Original research to adjust for inflation? Cornelius (talk) 20:07, 6 May 2022 (UTC)

Source of the cans

Has any effort been made to date the cans? Abductive (reasoning) 03:34, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

That's a good question, ANA Director Douglas Mudd has said that could "potentially date the cans" to see what info was on them [1] but as far as carbon dating goes I haven't heard anything on that yet. - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 05:05, 18 March 2014 (UTC)

The cans are not made of carbon and can't be carbon-dated, but perhaps their style of manufacture could yield some clues? Abductive (reasoning) 00:26, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

I hope, but then again leaving things a mystery leaves the imagination open wide. =) - Knowledgekid87 (talk) 00:32, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

From the pictures, it seems the cans are consistent with the 1890s date of the most recent coin. Notice the lids. Abductive (reasoning) 18:08, 19 March 2014 (UTC)

The only can that can be identified thus far is a J.A. Folger & Company Golden Gate Brand Baking Powder canister that dates to the 1880sDarkerlayter (talk) 01:19, 18 April 2014 (UTC)