Possible Clues:

• Craft of, say, steel pan player finally accepted
• Mike and others argue about face of kroner that could be forged
• Fed gossip about rejected column — it's possibly forged?
• Selfish speech involving quarrel over old school subject
• French fellow and others achieve processing of gold maybe
• Bits of iron, mark, and other things with gold inside
• Mike and others handle casting perhaps
• Objects of gold, iron, copper etc
• Craft encountered rescue ship carrying bird back
• Mark and the rest operate this craft!