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Scoundrels

Recognition is given to certain historical individuals or groups that used silver as money for questionable purposes or who used or managed silver or silver projects in illegal manners.

Juana Barraza

Juana Barraza

Scoundrels
Mexico
Date of Birth: Dec 27, 1957

Juana Dayanara Barraza Samperio is a Mexican serial killer known as "La Mataviejitas" (The...

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Henry Comstock

Henry Comstock

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Canada
Date of Birth: 1820 — 1870

Henry Tompkins (or Thomas) Paige Comstock (1820–1870) was an Canadian miner after whom the...

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Hunt Brothers -  Nelson, Lamar & William Hunt

Hunt Brothers - Nelson, Lamar & William Hunt

Scoundrels
United States
Date of Birth: 1926 — 2014

Silver Thursday was an event that occurred in the United States silver commodity markets on...

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Judas Iscariot

Judas Iscariot

Scoundrels
Date of Birth: - — 33

The thirty pieces of silver that Judas received for betraying Jesus have become a symbol of...

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Blane David Nordahl

Blane David Nordahl

Scoundrels
United States
Date of Birth: 1962

Burglar to the Stars

Blane Nordahl is a unique American cat burglar - a person who is adept at...

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Nasa Silver Mine 1646

Peder Olofsson

Scoundrels
Sweden
Date of Birth: 17th C

The Nasa (Nasafjäll) silver mine (Swedish: Nasa silvergruva), located on Nasa Mountain on the...

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William Morris Stewart

William Morris Stewart

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United States
Date of Birth: 1827 — 1909

William Morris Stewart (August 9, 1827 – April 23, 1909) was an American lawyer and...

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