aaron7
Sr. Member
My girlfriend?s great grandmother passed away a couple months ago (surely for the better as well, she was quite ill.)
She lived alone in a VERY large house, and never threw anything away? ever. The house is so packed that it is hard to describe. Like, she boxed things up and put them in a room back in the 40?s, then worked her way out of the room over the years, into the hallway, down the stairs? etc. It is PACKED!
So far we have found several thousands of dollars, and we have only been in her bedroom! No where else! Seems like in every garment in her closet there were bills. Boxes and canisters of coins are everywhere (approx 20lbs of wheaties and lots of silver already!). Unopened toys from the 60?s and 70?s (dolls, Disney stuff, etc)
I have dreamed of something like this since I was little, and now I have a part in it!
Some of the neatest things so far are:
Sears .22 bolt action rifle
VERY sharp sword with sheath
Tons of wheaties
Lots of silver
Lots of 1930-1950?s foreign coins
Unopend toys (Dawn dolls, Disney yo-yos, space things)
I also found an empty box for one of those wall safes that looks like an outlet, so now I have to check every outlet for things!!
She stashed money everywhere, and she was very wealthy (large inheritances, played in stocks). In fact, her safety deposit box alone yielded bonds for my girlfriend?s dad ($1000 bonds dated from his birth in the 50?s!) and almost $40,000 in cash!
So, I?ll keep everyone posted, I?ll take pictures, and I also would like some advice on where to look (aside from the obvious) for hiding places! This is a very old house (1800?s) and also has a garage (packed to the hilt!)
She lived alone in a VERY large house, and never threw anything away? ever. The house is so packed that it is hard to describe. Like, she boxed things up and put them in a room back in the 40?s, then worked her way out of the room over the years, into the hallway, down the stairs? etc. It is PACKED!
So far we have found several thousands of dollars, and we have only been in her bedroom! No where else! Seems like in every garment in her closet there were bills. Boxes and canisters of coins are everywhere (approx 20lbs of wheaties and lots of silver already!). Unopened toys from the 60?s and 70?s (dolls, Disney stuff, etc)
I have dreamed of something like this since I was little, and now I have a part in it!
Some of the neatest things so far are:
Sears .22 bolt action rifle
VERY sharp sword with sheath
Tons of wheaties
Lots of silver
Lots of 1930-1950?s foreign coins
Unopend toys (Dawn dolls, Disney yo-yos, space things)
I also found an empty box for one of those wall safes that looks like an outlet, so now I have to check every outlet for things!!
She stashed money everywhere, and she was very wealthy (large inheritances, played in stocks). In fact, her safety deposit box alone yielded bonds for my girlfriend?s dad ($1000 bonds dated from his birth in the 50?s!) and almost $40,000 in cash!
So, I?ll keep everyone posted, I?ll take pictures, and I also would like some advice on where to look (aside from the obvious) for hiding places! This is a very old house (1800?s) and also has a garage (packed to the hilt!)
I might be willing to do that - since it sounds like you would have a lot of stuff to help kick start it! )
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?If she had one safety deposit box,then she probally had another. Older people wont keep everything in one place, including banks. Make detailed lists of what you have...then you could let several top antique dealers/book and gun dealers know ?and let them duke it out over the prices, if you dont go to ebay.....Good Luck 
