Man Finds Buried Money Digging Near His Home
How often do tales of buried treasure turn out to be true? For one Wildwood, New Jersey, homeowner, rumors proved to be true. Wildwood is a barrier island resort city on the New Jersey coast. A homeowner there says he’s been renovating for about two years. Recently, he was digging in his yard and found what he thought was an old milk jug. The broken container held more than sand. It held rolled up $10 and $20 bills. The date on the bills was 1934. The money added up to $1,000, which, in 1934, was worth nearly $20,000.
“Every one of those bills had the same date on them. Either somebody during the Depression closed their bank account because they didn’t trust it and decided to bury it under the house or somebody stole it and was trying to hide it, and his last thought before he died was ‘oh that money, I forgot about it,’ ” the homeowner was quoted as saying.
Neighbors say local treasure tales have been passed down for generations but until now there was never any proof.
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Re-Fact-Check :
https://coinweek.com/modern-coins/1973-74-aluminum-lincoln-penny/
There were a few aluminum pennies struck in 1974. However these were trial strikes and given to some members of Congress. They were supposed to be turned back in to the US Mint. However, not all of the trial strikes were returned; like all of 1964 Peace Dollars and all but the 1933 King Farouk example of the Double Eagle, they are illegal to possess. If I remember correctly there are two examples of the 1974 aluminum pennies displayed at the Smithsonian.
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Fact-check: There were no aluminum pennies. in 1943 pennies were made of steel with a zinc coating ( to help with the copper shortage in the war effort.)
Fact-check: There were no aluminum pennies. in 1943 pennies were made pennies of steel with a zinc coating ( to help with the copper shortage in the war effort.)