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Silver coins worth $10,000 in a hollow book at Goodwill

By the Editors · As reported by CBS Chicago, 22 January 2018

FoundMachesney Park, United States2018

Reunited — it went back to its owner or their family.

Donation attendants at the Goodwill in Machesney Park, Illinois, noticed that a donated book had been hollowed out. Inside were uncirculated silver coins worth about $10,000. The book came from the estate of a relative who had died, and the family had no idea what it held. Goodwill's finance director worked with the bank to trace them and returned the coins.

This is our summary of a find reported in the press. For the full story, photographs and any updates, read the original report in CBS Chicago.

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