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   From: burfordTjustice@tues.uk   
      
   A massive gold coin worth millions of dollars vanished from a museum in the   
   middle of the night, police in Germany announced Monday, saying a team of   
   thieves managed to steal the 221-pound currency before cops could arrive.   
      
   It's listed in the Guinness Book of Records for its purity of 999.99/1000   
   gold, according to the Bode Museum in Berlin, which housed the coin.   
      
   The daring -- and apparently strong -- thieves snuck in through a window   
   around 3:30 a.m. Monday, broke into a cabinet holding the "Big Maple Leaf"   
   coin, and escaped, police spokesman Stefen Petersen said.   
      
   Clues apparently were scarce -- but a ladder turned up by nearby train tracks,   
   The Associated Press reported.   
      
   The 1.18-inch-thick coin, with a diameter of 20.9 inches, has a face value of   
   $1 million. By weight alone, however, it would be worth almost $4.5 million at   
   market prices.   
      
   It has a portrait of Queen Elizabeth II on one side and maple leaves on the   
   other. The year 2007 is stamped on the front.   
      
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