There is no way that these photo’s are an accurate depiction of the treasure claimed to be in the chest. 900 fine gold purity, it would not take up the first inch layer of the floor of the chest!Įven if every coin (256) were a double eagle and there were 10 of them in a stack, to make the stacks one inch high, there would only be 26 stacks of coins a little bigger than one inch in diameter, about one tenth the volume of the chest. Even if we were to triple the volume of the 20 troy pounds, to 72 cubic inches, to account for air space, stacking and.

The volume of a 9 x 9 x 3 rectangle gives us an area of 243 cubic inches. This book title, Thrill of the Chase, ISBN: 9781455535002, by Elle Keating, published by Grand Central Publishing. This is ~5 times the weight of the claimed 20 troy pounds of gold.Ģ0 Troy pounds of gold takes up a volume of 23.62 cubic inches.

When this primal desire mixes with that of sex, the two dance, bringing six. 7854 the area of a square, plus lost space due to random positions, another ~(15%) we still have an amount of gold that would weigh: And then we have to add the weight of the chest…ĩx9x3 / 1728 x 62.4 x 19.32 x (.75 +.15 ) = 101.7 pounds The hunter stalks the hunted, the rush of the chase exciting and terrifying. Therefore, if we calculate the gold volume to be 3/4 full and factor in a random stacking factor of (75%) for round coins which have. Given that we have stated testimony that the chest is 10 x 10 x 5, if we assume the sidewalls and base are one half inch thick bronze, we have a 9 x 9 x 4 inch area. It’s the start of foxhunting season in Crozet, Virginia, which means Sister Jane Arnold and her hounds are on the scent of another mystery, in this exciting novel from New York Times bestselling author Rita Mae. Then there is another picture that shows the same chest with the area around the base picked up and the nuggets and coins inside the chest filling it up even more. There are also more nuggets and coins scattered around the base of the chest. The lid is raised and the chest is “full” of gold coins, well at least one half to three fourths full of gold coins. She said you helped her pick out a couple of books last week and she really liked you. There is a picture in the book “Thrill of the Chase” as well as on the internet that shows the mystical bronze Forrest Fenn Treasure Chest.

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