On HN I recall the title originally including the $2300 (which matched the blog post's title). Now the HN title does not include the $ amount. Did the mods make that change? I would think preserving the source's title would generally take precedence even if a bit misleading.
I'm nearly certain it did, which is in line with submission guidelines; certainly the title led to our mutual confusion. I do not know how/if titles can be edited.