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Old 11-01-2007, 12:52 AM
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Default Treasure Found In Abandoned Home's Walls

Piles of old coins have been found in a hole in the wall of a long-abandoned Somerset County home, confirming a rumor that the family used to throw money in the walls.

Jeff Bidelman, who owns a collectibles store near Johnstown, says he was helping the family clean out the house after the death of the owners, who had not lived there for two decades. He was dragging a bag of old coins down the steps when he noticed the hole...Bidelman estimates they could receive as much as $200,000 for the coins, some of them minted as early as 1793...
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