Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car antenna

Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by toogan on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @05:07AM (#38840041)

There is a sizeable community doing so called "magnet fishing". Check out r/magnetfishing

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @05:21AM (#38840118)

Coins don't seem to be their target, as very few seem to be magnetic.

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by toogan on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @05:24AM (#38840134)

Hm, true. But I sometimes see people walking along beaches doing this kind of thing. Though they're probably hoping for rings (gold, silver, diamond, ...) rather than coins, which would make it much more lucrative as well.

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by klyrs on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @12:25PM (#38844197)

Gold, silver, and diamond are also non-magnetic.

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Re:Salim Kara stole $2M in coins with a magnet and a car ant... by boomboomsubban on Tuesday January 02, 2024 @06:06PM (#38848330)

Metal detectors, which is what they were describing, find metal that isn't magnetic.

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