Gold had a soft texture. The purer it was, the softer it would be. That was why people often used their teeth to identify the yellow metal.
Generally, the yellow metals that appeared in nature were gold and brass. Brass was very hard. Not only would it not leave a bite mark, but it could also break the teeth in serious cases.
Many treasure hunters stared with their eyes wide open and saw that there was a clear bite mark on the metal plate. It was Hans who had just bitten it. The two rows of bite marks were very neat, and after being bitten, they revealed an even more dazzling yellow color!
This scene made everyone jealous. There was a commotion in the crowd, and they all rushed forward.
Godzilla raised the hydraulic shears and said coldly, "Are your bones harder than iron?"
The treasure hunters were shocked. One of the treasure hunters who rushed to the front looked up at the gloomy Godzilla and hurriedly smiled. "No, no, buddy, you misunderstood. I want to help test if this is gold. Look, I have a magnet here. "
"Yes, my buddy just got a big magnet. You know, he can help you determine the identity of this thing," his partner hurriedly explained. Godzilla and the hydraulic shears were very powerful.
Magnets were also a rough way to test gold. Gold did not contain magnetic metals. If something could be attracted by magnets, it was not gold.
However, some pure brass did not contain magnetic metals, so this was just a rough way of testing. It was just an excuse that the treasure hunter gave himself.
The treasure hunter took the magnet and turned it around. He turned back and said, "This is really gold. It has no magnetic properties!"
Someone shouted, "Magnets are useless. Use unglazed porcelain to test. Big Li, Big Fox, unglazed porcelain can test the authenticity of gold."
Unglazed porcelain would leave a golden mark when scratched against gold, and other metals would leave a black mark. This was indeed a more reliable method.
Li Du waved his hand to indicate that he didn't mind. There were ceramic products in the warehouse, so someone went to find a plate and ran over excitedly.
Hans, who was standing in the car, carefully examined the metal plate. When the treasure hunter came near, he pushed him away and said happily, "No need to test, no need. This is definitely gold!"
Conrad was not convinced. "Just because you used your mouth to check? Did you use an appraisal agent in your mouth? "
The treasure hunters at the side laughed. Conrad also felt that his rebuttal was very convincing, so he laughed happily as well.
Hans said, "Idiot, my mouth is the same as your parents'. There are only teeth, tongue, and saliva in it. But I have a pair of eyes. I can check with my eyes!"
He asked Li Du to stand on the pedals of the car and pointed to the front of the metal plate excitedly. "Do you see that? Do you see what's there?"
Li Du took a look and said, "There are a few letters, FRB-Dallas, followed by an 11? What does that mean? "
"FRB-Dallas (11), that's the abbreviation for Federal-Reserve-Bank-of-Dallas. 11 refers to District 11, the 11th Federal Reserve District of the Federal Reserve Bank of the Federal Reserve!" Hans exclaimed.
After hearing Hans's words, the treasure hunters became restless again. A few of them avoided Godzilla's obstruction and ran over. They jumped to look at the roof of the car and said, "It's true, FRB-Dallas (11), this is Federal Reserve gold!"
The Federal Reserve Bank of the United States was the most powerful bank in the world. It was the place with the most dollars and gold in the world. It was located at 33 Liberty Avenue in New York.
The bank actually included twelve banks and twenty-five regional branches scattered throughout the United States. Dallas had the 11th bank, also known as the 11th Federal Reserve District.
According to the regulations of the Federal Reserve Bank, the country's gold reserves were distributed among the twelve bank vaults, and then allocated by the head office in New York.
The gold of each place first entered the reserve of the region it belonged to. It was stored in the form of gold ingots, and the gold ingots would be engraved with the identification code of the region it belonged to.
For example, FRB-Dallas (11), which referred to gold belonging to the 11th Federal Reserve District, was stored by the Dallas Bank of the Federal Reserve.
Hans said optimistically, "This is definitely real gold. Using the gold ingots of the 11th Federal Reserve District to press into a gold plate. If I'm not wrong, this is definitely the case."
Conrad sneered. "Who would be so stupid as to press the gold ingots of the 11th Federal Reserve District into a gold plate? And to appear in the border area? This is too funny … "
As he said this, he seemed to suddenly think of something. He shut his mouth and stared blankly.
A treasure hunter next to him said what he was thinking, "God, this is the gold that was stolen from the Dallas Bank on the plane, right? DB-Cooper gold?! "
As soon as he said this, many people immediately responded:
"The symbol is FRB-Dallas (11)? The gold that was stolen from the plane in Dallas had this symbol, right? "
"God, we've witnessed a legend. It's true, this is the gold!"
"Hurry up and weigh it, 120 kilograms of gold. DB-Cooper gold stole 120 kilograms of gold!"
Li Du looked at Hans in confusion and asked, "What are they so excited about? What DB-Cooper gold? "
Hans tugged at his collar excitedly and asked, "DB-Cooper gold, the gold heist of the seventies. You don't know?"
Li Du pushed him away and said, "I wasn't even born in China in the seventies. How would I know what happened in America at that time?"
Hans cried, "Then you should have read the relevant information. The case is still on the FBI's website, and TV shows discuss it from time to time!"
"Anyway, I don't know. Are you going to tell me or not?" Li Du said impatiently.
Hans raised his hand and said, "Don't be angry, my good brother, don't be angry. I'll tell you right away, but if you don't know, it will take me a long time to explain this case. You have to be patient …"
"Say it!"
“OKOK！” Hans licked his lips and said, "It happened in 1971, brother, when the Dallas Bank transferred a batch of gold to Los Angeles."
"You know, that was the height of the Cold War. The country allocated a lot of resources to military and defense, so other places had to live frugally, such as the banks."
"Now the banks use private planes to transfer gold, but not at that time. At that time, they used civilian flights."
"So, a guy named DB-Cooper boarded the plane, and when the plane was in the air, he took out his suitcase and assembled a bomb on the plane …"
"Big Fox, you're wrong. Let me introduce him to Big Li." A treasure hunter rushed to say, "His name is not DB-Cooper. That's what the media said. His name is Dan Cooper. I can guarantee that his name is Dan Cooper, because my grandfather was one of the hostages on the plane!"
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