Buried box of old currency found in Massachusetts
 

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...rd_in_methuen/


This is a very neat find.

"stonej" wrote in message:
This is a very neat find.

Indeed it is! Just imagine how exciting that would be when it first dawned
that you had found something like that!

Larry
'headed out to my back yard with shovel in hand'

"stonej" wrote in message
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http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...rd_in_methuen/


This is a very neat find.


Unbelievable! This is the stuff you only dream about....and then you wake up.
I can see the bills are far from crisp, but eeeewwww! Rubber bands? Hope the
dealer didn't suggest that.

Bruce

"Bruce Remick"wrote in message, in part:
Rubber bands? Hope the
dealer didn't suggest that.

Ha! This makes me think of a trip we made to Disneyworld some years ago. My
family and I had taken a boat ride all around the park and as we returned to
the dock, a young man cried out in a loud voice with a bullhorn -- "To the
person who lost the big wad of fifty dollar bills wrapped in the red rubber
band, I have good news! Your red rubber band has been found!" :)

Larry

The bison notes even in the not so great condition they
seem to be in the picture will still be in high demand. They are
probably the most popular of the large size US notes.

Overall the notes don't look too bad. The national bank notes
in the hoard will be of great interest to the specialists in that
field which is not as condition sensitive as other areas of
numismatics.

It is truely a great find.

..

On 26 Apr 2005 02:40:09 -0700, "stonej"
wrote:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...rd_in_methuen/


This is a very neat find.

Hm. Too bad they were smart enough to take the things to a coin shop.
One of our RCC locals could have had a really great "Found in
Circulation" thread had they just deposited the lot at the bank!

Also a shame that at least one of the finders wasn't a collector. That
lot would be a dream come true for any bank note collector!

Padraic.

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ast meiyoer ke 'l andrext ben trasfu.

"Padraic Brown" wrote in message
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On 26 Apr 2005 02:40:09 -0700, "stonej"
wrote:

http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...rd_in_methuen/


This is a very neat find.

Hm. Too bad they were smart enough to take the things to a coin shop.
One of our RCC locals could have had a really great "Found in
Circulation" thread had they just deposited the lot at the bank!

I can imagine. There was just a thread about someone getting arrested for
using $2 bills. Just imagine if someone tried using these. I have a
feeling a lot of minds would be blown away.

Richard

"Padraic Brown" wrote in message
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On 26 Apr 2005 02:40:09 -0700, "stonej"
wrote:


http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...6/pair_digs_up
_buried_hoard_in_methuen/


This is a very neat find.

Hm. Too bad they were smart enough to take the things to a coin shop.
One of our RCC locals could have had a really great "Found in
Circulation" thread had they just deposited the lot at the bank!

Also a shame that at least one of the finders wasn't a collector. That
lot would be a dream come true for any bank note collector!

Padraic.

I noticed this amazing find made the TV news, too. I saw film and interviews on
our local news tonight but not on any of the network news shows. (All three
networks did manage to carry the same footage of the escaped bisons in MD,
though) The three guys who found the currency stash said they were going to
sell most of it and use the proceeds to support their rock band. What a waste!

Bruce

Bruce Remick wrote:

"Padraic Brown" wrote in message
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On 26 Apr 2005 02:40:09 -0700, "stonej"
wrote:


http://www.boston.com/news/local/mas...6/pair_digs_up
_buried_hoard_in_methuen/


This is a very neat find.

Hm. Too bad they were smart enough to take the things to a coin shop.
One of our RCC locals could have had a really great "Found in
Circulation" thread had they just deposited the lot at the bank!

Also a shame that at least one of the finders wasn't a collector. That
lot would be a dream come true for any bank note collector!

Padraic.

I noticed this amazing find made the TV news, too. I saw film and interviews on
our local news tonight but not on any of the network news shows. (All three
networks did manage to carry the same footage of the escaped bisons in MD,
though) The three guys who found the currency stash said they were going to
sell most of it and use the proceeds to support their rock band. What a waste!

Bruce

CNN Headline is running it with speculation about bootleggers and bank
robbers. Those two are always more exciting speculations than misers
and squirrels. ;-)

Alan
'creating the Copper Age Hoard'

In article pvAbe.39157$Zr.19428@lakeread08, "Bruce Remick"
wrote:

[snip]

I noticed this amazing find made the TV news, too. I saw film and
interviews on
our local news tonight but not on any of the network news shows. (All
three
networks did manage to carry the same footage of the escaped bisons in MD,
though) The three guys who found the currency stash said they were going
to
sell most of it and use the proceeds to support their rock band. What a
waste!

Too bad Dave Barry's column in the Sunday noozpapers has been
discontinued ... I'm sure that he would have devoted at least
a coupla paragraphs to what they should rename the band ("The
Buried Banknotes", "The Underground Economy", "Old Cash Box
Blues Band", "Boogers and Bills", etc.) ...

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