Roofers find (and steal) $720,000 in antique cash
Workmen in Salem, Massachusets found something a lot more interesting than dead bats in 75 year old Sylvia Littlefield’s barn. While repairing her roof they uncovered a hidden cache of 1,800 bills from the early 1900’s. The bills were stuffed into tin cans and hidden under the gutters.
The face value of the bills was $7,000, but their numismatic value exceeds $720,000. The workmen didn’t turn in the money however. Instead, they concocted a story about discovering the money buried in a friend’s backyard. One man spilled the beans and they were arrested for larceny, against a senior citizen no less.
The case is still pending because the workmen are arguing that the money is abandoned property and therefore rightfully theirs.
Via The Union Leader
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