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Thieves rolled a million-dollar gold coin away in a wheelbarrow

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Ocean's Eleven looks incredibly sophisticated until you see how actual art heists operate. In 2017, thieves broke into a Berlin museum and stole the 'Big Maple Leaf,' a 220-pound pure gold coin minted by Canada. They literally just smashed a window, rolled the million-dollar coin out in a wheelbarrow, and melted it down in their backyard.

Thieves rolled a million-dollar gold coin away in a wheelbarrow
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