Here is a basic timeline of the discovery and retrieval of the WTC Coins
Oct. 30, 2001: News reports confirm that âa small army of federal agentsâ stood guard as two Brinks armored trucks worth of gold from underneath Tower #5 of the World Trade Center. In order to reach the cache, workers had to get around a 10 wheeled truck and crushed cars.
Oct 31, 2001: Mayor Rudy Giuliani confirms that much of the lost treasure under 4 World Trade Center has been recovered.
Nov 1, 2001: Iron Mountain Vault that is directly under Tower 4 of the WTC is finally reached, with the coins therein transferred via Brinks armored trucks to storage facilities.
November-December, 2001: The coins are slowly recovered, and eventually sent to Collectors Universe, which is not a grading company itself. CU lists the coins as âGem Uncirculatedâ.
Dec. 1, 2001 â June 2002: PCGS starts grading and cataloguing the recovered coins.
While the history of the recovered World Trade Center coins has been surrounded by debate and controversy, it is notable that Collectorâs Universe raised some $42,000 for members of the NYFD and their families via the Uniformed Fire Fighters Association Widows and Children's Fund through the sale of some of the coins.
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