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Im jamie colby. Today im in picturesque roanoke, virginia. The name roanoke is believed to come from an algonquin word that means shell money, which is very appropriate to the story of this strange inheritance. My name is ryan givens. In 1992, my mother, melva givens, died at the age of 79. As executor of her estate, i found a lock box in her closet which contained a strange envelope. Ryan, this is the box . This is the box that she kept it in in her bedroom closet, and she kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. So, it says, this is a changed date, and what else does it not real . Not the real one. Changed date, not real, 1913. Melvas terse note reflects what shed been told about the coin inside that its a clever fake of one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever minted the 1913 liberty head 5cent piece. Coin expert and auctioneer Paul Montgomery wrote a book about the nickels. From 1883 to 1912, the lib ....
An assassin asking another criminal with him to film him committing a murder in broad daylight. Were asking the Veterans Affairs secretary for an update providing faster and better care for our vets. We have details. Well ask him about a government watchdog report, alleging that the va spent billions of dollars on new medical facilities with little budget oversight. Im Melissa Francis in tonight for mcdonald. The evening edit starts right now. Melissa get to Edward Lawrence in washington with the latest developments there. Edward . Reporter defense secretary mark esper expects iran to retaliate. He would like a diplomatic solution but has prepared targets just in case. President donald trump keeping pressure on iran but backing off that those targets will include cultural sites. Listen. Theyre allowed to kill our peo ....
[ door creaks ] [ wind howls ] [ thunder rumbles ] [ bird caws ] im jamie colby on the outskirts of chicago on my way to meet a guy whose strange inheritance takes us back to a time when american cars rule the road, america herself leads the free world, and a workingclass kid from the midwest just dreams of making it home. My name is Matt Litavsky. My father meant the world to me, and he left me a very special car that meant the world to him. He chose me to preserve it, but there came a time when i had to let it go. Hi, matt. Im jamie. Hi, jamie. Its nice to meet you. I know i came here to see your inheritance, this magnificent car, but when were done, you got to take me for a ride in this. All right. Well see about that. Im on my best behavior. Okay. To appreciate the car, says matt, you first need to know about his dad and why his 1967 corvette meant so much to him. Keith litavsky is born in lisle, illinois, in 1944. World war ii ....
They declared the value of the gold, melted the gold into bars to ahipped the bars philadelphia mint to make gold coins. At the time, the largest u. S. Coin was the 10 liberty had gold eagle. Of a newd to the idea larger gold coin. The liberty had coin was designed by the chief engraver of the u. S. Mint, james martin longacre. Since this new coin was twice the value of the 10 eagle, it was nicknamed the double eagle. The double eagle was first struck as a proof coin. Only one of these coins is known to exist and today resides in the smithsonian. It is estimated to be valued at millions of dollars. The obverse of this coin portrays a beautiful rendition of lady liberty adorned by a coronet inscribed with the word liberty. The reverse of this coin depicts a heraldic ego. The double eagle, composed of 90 gold and 10 copper, was an instant commercial success heavily used by merchants and banks. Liberty head gold double eagles are of particular importance due to their low mint edges and fa ....
Im jamie colby. And today, im in tulsa, oklahoma. Im here to meet the son of a remarkably successful businessman and epic hoarder. File this under 80 years of grit and true metal and 40 acres of scrap metal. My name is john hemphill. In february 2016, my father passed away. He left me a Thriving Company thats a testament to his business acumen. He also left me a 3 millionpound headache that says a lot about my dad, too. I meet john in the lobby of Hemphill Corporation. And this was your dad. Yeah, this is dad. He started the business back in the 50s. And im running it now. Come on. Ill show you. As john drives me around the company, i come to understand the jekyll and hyde nature of his strange inheritance. These look like cell towers. Yeah, these are guide towers for wireless communication. And thats our Main Busines ....