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Friday, 27th March 2009 (1025 views)

A bank in Utah is appealing for information after an indentified woman exchanged a number of gold coins for a few hundred dollars.

According to ksl.com, the items, some of which date back to 1875, are worth several times more than the amount given to the woman by the teller at the branch of Zions Bank in Salt Lake City.

Executive vice president Rob Brogh told the news source that the bank does not deal with "anything other than face value" and so the woman asked for $20 (£14) each for the 14 coins, saying she needed the money to pay for groceries at a nearby supermarket.

However, upon inspection, the items - all 14 of which are Double Eagles - were found to be worth "thousands" of dollars and the bank and police are now trying to track the original owner of the precious metal.

The International Rarities Corporation recently raffled off a number of Double Eagle gold coins, using them as an incentive for customers to sign up to its gold trading service.

 

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