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The Polish government had a press conference today officially confirming its existence. They claim not to know what is on it, but they confirm the existence of a 100 meter long armored train and they estimate its value at least 1.2 billion Euros.
Regardless of what actual treasure is on that train, a 70 year old train that was parked and walked away from is a treasure in and of itself. The locomotive and the cars will be worth millions themselves. Everyday objects on the train could well be priceless today.
It may turn out to be another Al Capone's vault, but this could be the biggest archeological/historical find of the century.
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Thanks for update, JoeBob. I do not get to see much in the way of news here At the place!
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VERY cool! I can't wait to see what's on it. Sound like the discoverers got their deal. 10% of 1.2 Billion Euros + is a nice payday.  Ed
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I wonder how much of that stuff will walk off? Also wonder if the Jewish people and descendants that the loot was taken from will be considered. Going to be very interesting to hear about it.
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The litigation to determine the rightful owners will go on way beyond my lifetime.
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Update: Millions of euros worth of priceless artifacts were tossed in the garbage by two women assigned to "dust and tidy up" the train before inspectors arrived to inventory and evaluate the contents. "What's the big deal about all that old junk? I got furniture older than that in my apartment", responded one cleaning lady when asked about the mishap.
This is, after all, Poland...
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I'd like to see pictures soon
An entire train hidden for 70 years.
last week in 15 foot of water a diver stumbled upon 4.5m in gold coins.
crazy that this stuff is out there still to be found.
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I'd like to see pictures soon PM your cell number. Travis
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I'm going to wait and see what Megyn has to say.
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Update: Millions of euros worth of priceless artifacts were tossed in the garbage by two women assigned to "dust and tidy up" the train before inspectors arrived to inventory and evaluate the contents. "What's the big deal about all that old junk? I got furniture older than that in my apartment", responded one cleaning lady when asked about the mishap.
This is, after all, Poland... Roflmao!!! now that's funny! "You know how I hate midgets,,,,,, and antique furniture!!!!"
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
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As cool as it is to find today, imagine how cool it would have been for someone to find it in 500 years or a 1,000 when much of the history and context had been forgotten or lost.
Allegedly a deathbed confession, and their not saying who made it, led to its discovery. Imagine carrying that secret for 70 years. And, of course, if someone actually kept it a secret for that long, odds are that there is something pretty dang valuable on it.
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Update: Millions of euros worth of priceless artifacts were tossed in the garbage by two women assigned to "dust and tidy up" the train before inspectors arrived to inventory and evaluate the contents. "What's the big deal about all that old junk? I got furniture older than that in my apartment", responded one cleaning lady when asked about the mishap.
This is, after all, Poland... ABC is reporting that they think it could be booby trapped. So they sent in a cleaning lady to set them off?
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[quote=Jim in Idaho]Update: Millions of euros worth of priceless artifacts were tossed in the garbage by two women assigned to "dust and tidy up" the train before inspectors arrived to inventory and evaluate the contents. "What's the big deal about all that old junk? I got furniture older than that in my apartment", responded one cleaning lady when asked about the mishap.
This is, after all, Poland... ABC is reporting that they think it could be booby trapped. So they sent in a cleaning lady to set them off? [/quote] This is, after all, Poland...
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They are waiting for Geraldo to do a live exclusive on opening it up.
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All I can think of is SNL skit with Garrett Morris as cleaning lady with mop bucket cleaning up after Three Mile Island meltdown!!!
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"Come, shall we go and kill us venison?
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Update: Millions of euros worth of priceless artifacts were tossed in the garbage by two women assigned to "dust and tidy up" the train before inspectors arrived to inventory and evaluate the contents. "What's the big deal about all that old junk? I got furniture older than that in my apartment", responded one cleaning lady when asked about the mishap.
This is, after all, Poland... ABC is reporting that they think it could be booby trapped. So they sent in a cleaning lady to set them off? A highly trained Polish midget from Wisconsin - who was carrying a cell phone with only one number - Travis!
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No way some cleaning lady threw out millions. Any of this story verified and true yet?
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Gold/jewels will, of course, be in excellent condition. The amount of moisture in that tunnel will determine the condition of any books/paintings/etc. Mold and mildew will be the enemy. I'm not at all familiar with Wehrmacht trains, but it would be jaw-dropping to see a rack of pristine Schmeisser MP40's on a carriage wall, maybe some Kar-98k's, etc.
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The Polish government had a press conference today officially confirming its existence. They claim not to know what is on it, but they confirm the existence of a 100 meter long armored train and they estimate its value at least 1.2 billion Euros.
Regardless of what actual treasure is on that train, a 70 year old train that was parked and walked away from is a treasure in and of itself. The locomotive and the cars will be worth millions themselves. Everyday objects on the train could well be priceless today.
It may turn out to be another Al Capone's vault, but this could be the biggest archeological/historical find of the century. I heard that Geraldo's on the way... 
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