Piles of old coins found in Pa.

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Does anyone know about this story in Pa.?


Piles of old coins found in Pa. home
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WINDBER, Pa. (AP) — Talk about throwing away money. Piles of old coins worth as much as $200,000 were found in a long-abandoned home, including scores that the owner had apparently thrown down a hole in the wall.
Jeff Bidelman, owner of Rare Collectibles near Johnstown, said he was helping the family clean out the house after the death of the owners, who had not lived there for two decades.
He was dragging a bag of old coins down the steps when he noticed the hole in an upstairs wall.
"The woman said when she was a kid, there were always rumors that that's where they threw their money," Bidelman told the Johnstown Tribune-Democrat.
Within minutes of tearing down the first-floor wall below the hole, Bidelman was wading in piles of old coins.
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"They think they are going to get $100,000," Bidelman said. "I think they will probably get $200,000."
After sorting through the coins, Bidelman found some minted as early as 1793. Some are worth about $8,500 and have already been posted on the Web for purchase, Bidelman said.
The family's name and the exact location of the home in Windber, about 10 miles southeast of Johnstown, has not been disclosed.

Treasure trove of rare coins found in dilapidated home[PA][Est. worth 100K]

Coin Collectors’ Dream Found In Windber Home - News Story - WJAC Johnstown

[gordiesgirl]

Imagine finding even one gold coin and they find all that. WOW

[Diggerbarns]

Actually not a bad idea! Banks get robbed I cant imagine the feeling of having a wall of coins cascading down my legs,man that would be too much,I,d probobly stroke out!!

[dooby]

Stroke is an understatement !!!

Although I had an uncle whom would put his money in old tobacco tins versus the bank ............

[EBCIII]

What a cool story! You always here about this stuff, but never seen it happen until now, Beale.

[JCWhite]

Thanks for the post on this tremendous story.

[EPC Guy]

I think I'd just about pass out at seeing that many great coins all in one place...

[MinelabMan]

WOW......that would make my year!

[riki727]

DANG!! Can't wait for the neighbors to go away on vacation...it's a really old farmhouse... and might be minus a few walls when they get back!

[Oz_IL]

Hmmm, call me the septic skeptic but that story sounds a bit fishy. That's a very wide range of minted coins. Two or three generations all toss their coins into a hole in the wall??????