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Micro in Mourning Mystery Cache

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pulmonaryhip: No one offered to adopt this one, so it needs to be archived. Thanks to all that visited.

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Hidden : 5/22/2012
Difficulty:
4 out of 5
Terrain:
1.5 out of 5

Size: Size:   micro (micro)

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Geocache Description:

The cache is not at the posted coordinates. They take you to a 5-way intersection. The cache is an easy park and grab on one of those five streets. It's a micro in an island pine tree.

Since I don't really like puzzles where I have to crack codes, stare at dots, or solve sudoku, I thought I would create a puzzle of my own. The cache name tells you what you need to know about the actual cache.


Mr. and Mrs. Silver each have a Traditional IRA. Mr. Silver died the day after his took his required minimum distribution in cache GC3F9QY. His two children were the beneficiaries of his IRA.

His son, Steele, turned age 48 on January 15 the year following his father's death. His daughter, Goldie, turned age 45 on September 28 the year following her father's death. Mr. Silver's IRA was worth $216,872 on the day he died. It was worth $219,238 on January 1 just after he died. The account was split in half the next day, so Steele and Goldie each had an account worth $109,619 on January 2. All of the following events happened the year after their father's death.

Steele cashed in all the silver ETFs and invested in Facebook stock. On January 15, his account was worth $127,438. On September 30, his account was worth $99,203. The minute before he he took his required minimum distribution on December 1, the account was worth $115,890. How much is his required minimum distribution? Round up to the next whole number. This will be a 4 digit number which you can consider WXYZ.

Goldie cashed in all the silver ETFs and invested in the Vanguard Wellesley mutual fund. On September 28, her account was worth $114,893. On September 30, her account was worth $114,733. The minute before she took her required minimum distribution on December 1, the account was worth $118,001. How much is her required minimum distribution? Round up to the next whole number. This will be a 4 digit number which you can consider JKLM.

Mrs. Silver turns age 76 on November 17 the year after her husband dies. Her IRA is invested in a bank certificate of deposit. On January 1 it is worth $203,038. She takes her required minimum distribution on June 1 when the IRA is worth $206,001. On November 17 it is worth $208,894. How much is her required minimum distribution? This will be a 4 digit number which you can consider ABCD.

The actual cache is located at the following coordinates: N 43 0A.BCD W 070 (WX.YZ+JK.LM) 4

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Congratulations to PoirierNH for FTF.

Additional Hints (Decrypt)

n. Gur fbyhgvba vf va Choyvpngvba 590 ng VEF.tbi. o. Erzrzore vg'f gur terngre bs..... p. Ernq gur ebhaqvat qverpgvbaf pnershyyl.

Decryption Key

A|B|C|D|E|F|G|H|I|J|K|L|M
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N|O|P|Q|R|S|T|U|V|W|X|Y|Z

(letter above equals below, and vice versa)