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If the goal is to convert these artifacts to liquid wealth, the smash-and-grab and getaway are probably the easiest parts.

• Retric 8y ago
  It's easy enough to melt them down to revive some value. It's only hard to sell them for their historic vs material value. So, hopefully they already have a buyer lined up.
  • GFischer 8y ago
    I hope. Some valuable historical artifacts have been sadly melted, like the original Jules Rimet trophy.
    • cies 8y ago
      Or destroyed. The Iraq national museum comes to mind.
  • zaarn 8y ago
    "Hey guys, Cody here, today we're going to extract some gold from these royal jewels." If they melt it, I demand the process to be uploaded on youtube to satisfy my curiosity.