If the coins are included as nFees inside transactions that get stuck in the mempool and ignored until a certain point, can't this allow them to be picked up later?
http://mempool.info/Look at coins/fees that have been sitting around for a long time.
"These transactions are unconfirmed and should not be trusted until they have been included in a block."
Totally different thing. The transaction that destroyed the coins is a confirmed transaction.
Ah, didn't see the transaction.
Still don't believe the coins are fully gone.