Mark Stilson Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Coins spanning 5 feet of wall were found in a Winber, Pennsylvania home. Dating back to 1793. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
YeOldeCollector Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 One lucky owner! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
moneydog Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 When you buy an old house you never know what might be hiding in the walls and floors. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Guest Stujoe Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Believe me, I have looked in a bunch of places in our (only 80 year old) house. Haven't found anything yet. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
BigCanadianM Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 As long as he's something nice for the family (Giving them the proceeds), I think it would be much better if he just carried on the tradition. (Hope that makes sense...) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dan769 Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Great story!! I love that kinda stuff. One thing I'll alway lament, my grandparents owned a huge farm house built in 1859 in Massachusetts, I've always wanted to search the nooks and crannies of that place for old coins, but when they passed their children quickly sold it. Oh, the treasures I'm sure were there. I remember them taking coffee cans filled with old silver to the coins shop in Taunton during the silver rush of 79-80. Sitting in the backseat of the car holding the cans so they wouldn't spill on the turns. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Mark Stilson Posted October 28, 2007 Author Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 I wonder if it will pay for the house? And I still want to bust out the sheet rock behind the medicine cabinet in our house. (House from the early 50's) I still remember dropping coins in the razor slot in our old house as a kid. With all the old razor blades you would have to be real careful and since they rust don't know what the coins if any would look like. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Art Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 That's a great find. I love these kind of stories. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
frank Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 That does it. I'm buying a sledge hammer and going for the drywall right now. The coins will pay for the damage. (Okay, our house is a 1980 tract home with Southern California minimum requirement walls and windows, cheap as legally possible. One good swing of the sledge would probably bring the whole thing down.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
thedeadpoint Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 That does it. I'm buying a sledge hammer and going for the drywall right now. The coins will pay for the damage. (Okay, our house is a 1980 tract home with Southern California minimum requirement walls and windows, cheap as legally possible. One good swing of the sledge would probably bring the whole thing down.) Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
TreasureGirl Posted October 28, 2007 Report Share Posted October 28, 2007 Of course, the owner doesn't really appreciate the coins themselves... why don't these things happen to us??? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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