Valuable coins placed throughout San Francisco by shop owner for scavenger hunt

A San Francisco coin collector and shop owner in the Marina District plans to give away $10,000 worth of rare coins in a scavenger hunt. The hunt begins Friday.
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[@danielfiore8865]

When you have severely underestimated the tweeker population of San Francisco...

[@carpelunam]

Ive also given my two cents around the city, but nobody wants it.

[@zz-.-]

Good for him great idea and glad the news is covering it

[@ulexite-tv]

I know -- i think this a great idea! If i lived in SF i would be ready to go! as soon as the first clue drops!

[@willoughby1888]

We used to go on scavenger hunts all the time back in the late 60's and early 70's, it was fun knocking on stranger's doors to ask if they had a wooden clothes pin or an old spatula.

[@DIDDY40869]

Junkies will be working hard to find one.

[@anthonyverbena8473]

Junkie here

[@Winstonrodney6989]

Hide them under piles of poo and dirty needles.

[@TheIncomparableGolfer]

And people who can't pay high ass rent

[@WalkawayRene12]

I am sure he means well but it is too dangerous to hunt anywhere in SF

[@phillipchan6919]

The parking in SF is going to kill all my fun. I just hope not to get a ticket or an accident.

[@desgoulding7154]

Excellent video with very good reporting i congratulations to this person. Shame not more people are not like this coin shop owner.

[@user-oz9fs1xs9u]

If you actually want to interest new people in collecting a few coins- REMOVE THE SALES TAX CHARGED ON PURCHASES LESS THAN $2000!

[@AngieArellano2011]

I love this! I’m a 13-ur old who loves to collect coins and so does my dad! We’ll so be doing this tmw! ❤❤

[@michaelwells7348]

Hiding things is Sf Ca would present a challenge ..... When U think they aren’t watching U ... ( they are ) .. They lookin to see what U got & where U put it....

[@jaden0019]

Why 11 coins; 11 neighborhoods? Significance of the 22??

[@Mila-lu4mb]

1111 Google it. It's a spiritual number 😊

[@loungingcat]

well that sounds fun! I love scavenger hunts, wish they could do it on a weekend though

[@loungingcat]

@@ulexite-tvno at around 2:35 she said noon Friday. I just checked their ig and saw clues and at least one is found already

[@johnwilcox4078]

I want that 1909S ❤

[@HiThisIsMine]

Complete marketing move by this guy… but a brilliant one

[@johnnyb3126]

Awesome 💯

[@ppploans2726]

Your the man!!

[@gravanon1577]

When you find the coin it includes directions to an underground party.

[@spookypew]

LOL he is going to get robbed or they going to jump the winner

[@Legna1826]

Fun idea!

[@ulexite-tv]

I thought she said, "Think like a Taurs." LOL! Taurus is the zodiac sign of money.

[@Lp0tr33]

It's a great idea, but not parking anywhere where tourists are.

[@ppploans2726]

Kool

[@user-lw2sh4ss7o]

Free advertising gimmick.

[@danielestrada8835]

Who cares about copper. Gold/silver

[@Mila-lu4mb]

😂😂😂😂

[@AaronJ323]

I keep a 1885 silver dollar in my wallet for good luck.

[@tomevers6670]

What’s your address? So I can go scavenger hunt.

[@IZziwa-iq6nr]

I have this coin

[@DA-BROWN-STOIC]

DAF 💯

[@ajcraft-hello]

❤️❤️❤️

[@HappyDays7717]

Yayyyyyyy a scavenger hunt through poop.

[@johnclark8142]

👌🏾🎼⚛️📊✔️