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GONZALES — On Dec. 1, two masked men broke into a Richmond, Texas, home, waited for the family members to return, tied them up and put a gun in a 12-year-old’s mouth to make her father say where his valuables were, Texas authorities said. The men got away with $500,000 in precious metals and cash from the Houston-area family, as well as the family’s sport utility vehicle, authorities said. The father is in the gold exchange business, Maj. Jerry Clements of the Fort Bend County, Texas, Sheriff’s Office, confirmed. The home invasion — still unsolved — is one of many frauds, robberies and even some killings that Doug Davis, founder of the Numismatic Crime Information Center, is tracking. Davis, a Texas policeman who retired after 34 years of service, said he posts summaries of the crimes on his website to notify other dealers and collectors in hopes of getting law enforcement authorities crucial tips. One of the latest to show up on Davis’ site is the Feb. 18 triple-homicide cas...

Here's a video from the Royal Canadian Mint showing how they made the 100 kilogram gold coin. Here's the description. Making of the world's largest gold coin, a 2007 Canadian $ 1,000.000 Maple Leaf. This coin breaks all records: It weighs a staggering 100 kilos and measures 53 cm in diameter. But the most remarkable thing about this impressive coin, which cannot even be lifted by two men, is that it is made exclusively of the purest, finest and most refined gold: 999.99/1000 gold. It has a face value of CAD$1,000,000 and has a market price of US$5,617,699 as of Aug 11, 2011.