Reanm8er
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- Aug 17, 2018
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- Detector(s) used
- WW2 Mine Detector, 2 Garrets and an Underwater Fisher (Older Machines)
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- All Treasure Hunting
Hi drewan, I saw this old thread of yours and had to share this story. Some friends were caregivers to an elder lady who's family had been very influential folks. They pretty much enabled her to live on in her home instead of having to go into a care facility.
When she passed, without heirs or living family, she willed them all her possessions including her home. There was all this historical stuff from after the civil on up through the 1950s and I was asked to look some of the stuff over to help them sort out the valuables.
While cleaning the living room they opened a drawer in a small stand by the TV chair. In the drawer were a lot of wadded up Kleenex tissues that had obviously been used. They got some rubber gloves and a trash can and started to get these nasty things out of the drawer. When she picked up the first handful she noticed they were really heavy. When she investigated she found that the lady had blown her nose on all of them and then put a Krugerand in each one. I don't how many were there exactly but it was more than 20. One heck of surprise! Then we had to look in every nook and cranny of the house for coins as well as script stuffed in the books. Quite a job but profitable.
When she passed, without heirs or living family, she willed them all her possessions including her home. There was all this historical stuff from after the civil on up through the 1950s and I was asked to look some of the stuff over to help them sort out the valuables.
While cleaning the living room they opened a drawer in a small stand by the TV chair. In the drawer were a lot of wadded up Kleenex tissues that had obviously been used. They got some rubber gloves and a trash can and started to get these nasty things out of the drawer. When she picked up the first handful she noticed they were really heavy. When she investigated she found that the lady had blown her nose on all of them and then put a Krugerand in each one. I don't how many were there exactly but it was more than 20. One heck of surprise! Then we had to look in every nook and cranny of the house for coins as well as script stuffed in the books. Quite a job but profitable.