Millions of dimes spill onto Texas highway after truck rolls

Authorities say millions of coins spilled onto a Texas highway this week after a tractor-trailer hauling $800,000 in dimes rolled over in an accident

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The article is highly accurate. All key claims are verified by multiple reliable sources. There is no discernible bias in the reporting.

Claim:** Millions of coins spilled onto a Texas highway.
- Verification Source #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5: All support this claim.
Claim:** A tractor-trailer hauling $800,000 in dimes rolled over in an accident.
- Verification Source #2 and #4: Support the $800,000 figure.
- Verification Source #3 and #5: Imply the same by stating "millions of dimes" and "8 million dimes" respectively.
Claim:** The accident occurred this week.
- Verification Source #1, #2, #3, #4, and #5: All imply the accident occurred recently, with specific dates mentioned in some sources (e.g., April 30th in Verification Source #1).
Claim:** The cleanup took nearly 14 hours.
- Verification Source #1 and #5: Support this claim.

Agreement:** All sources agree that a truck carrying a large quantity of dimes overturned on a Texas highway, causing a significant spill.
Verification Source #1: "Road lanes were closed after a truck overturned and spilled its cargo."
Verification Source #2: "Roughly $800,000 or 8 million dimes were scattered on the roadway."
Verification Source #3: "An 18-wheeler carrying millions of dimes overturned..."
Verification Source #4: "A Texas highway was shut down all day after nearly $800000 worth of dimes..."
Verification Source #5: "Authorities spent nearly 14 hours picking up 8 million dimes from a Texas highway after a truck overturned..."
Agreement:** The approximate value of the spilled dimes was $800,000.
Verification Source #2: "$800,000 or 8 million dimes"
Verification Source #4: "nearly $800000 worth of dimes"
Agreement:** The cleanup took a significant amount of time.
Verification Source #1: "Road lanes were closed..."
Verification Source #5: "Authorities spent nearly 14 hours picking up..."
No Contradictions:** No sources contradict any of the claims made in the original article.