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The E-Sylum: Volume 21, Number 47, November 25, 2018, Article 24

CAMP FIRE COUPLE FINDS HONEYMOON COIN

A Paradise, CA couple managed to find a cherished souvenir coin after a fire destroyed their home. -Editor

Honeymoon coin found after Camp Fire A couple whose Paradise, Calif., home burned down in the Camp Fire has found their lucky coin, and they’re going viral.

According to a Twitter post about them, their home had been destroyed but they returned hoping to uncover a coin in the ruins. This was not just any nickel or dime. This was a special coin.

The Spainhowers got married and went on their honeymoon in 2004. During their trip they made a souvenir coin to “commemorate their love,” photographer Marcus Yam wrote on his now viral Twitter post. The coin reads: “KIM & RYAN SOULMATES 4EVER.”

Silver coins and other metals are unlikely to burn or melt in a house fire, according to the National Institute of Fire and Safety Training. So, the Spainhowers had some hope. But they were basically searching for a needle in a haystack.

After some digging, they miraculously discovered the coin they’d kept for 14 years. Photographers captured the moment it was found, and the internet can’t get enough of it: Yam’s post has been shared almost 2,000 times.

We hope the coin brings them some more luck.

-Editor

To read the complete article, see:
Couple miraculously finds 14-year-old coin from their honeymoon after Camp Fire destroys their home (https://sports.yahoo.com/couple-miraculously-finds-14-year-old-coin-honeymoon-camp-fire-destroys-home-180910479.html)

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