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The Treasure Detective—Part IV The Story of Goldstone Nuggets
October 2006 by John Jones
A treasure detective, like any detective, is looking for a clue from which he can develop information to solve a mystery. Who? Why? When? The detective sniffs out a trail that will lead eventually to some undiscovered cache of coins...
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