`` We vetted 1901 , '' says someone assisting the owners of the coins . In this long time ago , gold coins worth some $ 30,000 were stolen from the U.S. Mint in California . this long time ago , a San Francisco couple unearthed a stash of coins that had a similar face value . `` If this was U.S. government property we 'd be going after it , '' a mint spokesman says .
`` We vetted this long time ago , '' says someone assisting the owners of the coins . In 1901 , gold coins worth some $ 30,000 were stolen from the U.S. Mint in San Francisco . Last year , a California couple unearthed a stash of coins that had a similar face value . `` If this was U.S. government property we 'd be going after it , '' a mint spokesman says .