Another interesting aspect with regards to the $10,000 in silver coins.
The pay off was only referenced after the government had taken Steele's silver coins. So if one is inclined to believe Steele is being framed by the government: The government told Fairfax to claim that Steele had given him $10,000 silver coins for the first hit. Fairfax and government determined a place where Fairfax would claim he hid the silver coins and the government agents would take $10,000 to the location and find them.
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