An Unwanted Discovery Ends With An FBI Investigation…

A Pretty Good Find It Seemed

The couple were looking at a bit of a buried treasure. The dollar bills involved were rare and collector items. And that meant some were worth a heck of a lot more than just their face value. More than a few were mint bills, never used, barely circulated. Almost all of them easily scored well over seven decades. After a few phone calls and some help from a local attorney, the total in the suitcase was nice windfall, $23,000 in total either in face value or collectability. It was a huge, wonderful surprise. They decided pretty quick what they were going to do with the prize – the money would go to pay off their mortgage, letting them own their home free and clear. It seemed like a nice ending, but it wasn’t.