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Friends find treasure buried in backyard
« on: Apr 27th, 2005, 7:20pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
Friends find treasure buried in backyard
Wednesday, April 27, 2005 Posted: 11:20 AM EDT (1520 GMT)  
 
METHUEN, Massachusetts (AP) -- It's the stuff of fantasies, and Tim Crebase found it buried under two feet of earth in his own backyard.
 
There, he and friend Barry Villcliff found a box stuffed with cash and gold and silver certificates, some more than a century old.  
 
The buried treasure is worth more than $100,000, according to a coin shop owner.
 
"I was thinking, 'I've never seen anything like this in my life,"' Domenic Mangano, owner of Village Coin Shop in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
 
Crebase said the find came three weeks ago when he and Villcliff were trying to dig up a small tree.  
 
Crebase, 23, heard a thud and saw that he'd hit a piece of wood. Another look, and he saw the wood was part of a two-foot-wide box.
 
He ripped the top off and found nine rusted cans that he and Villcliff, 27, cracked open to find about 1,800 bills, including more than 900 $1 bills, 200 $2 bills, and 300 $20 bills dated from 1899 to 1929.  
 
There were also piles of gold and silver certificates and scores of notes from local banks in Methuen, Haverhill, Amesbury, Newburyport and beyond.
 
They took the stash to Mangano's shop later that day.
 
"I'm a pessimist; I was waiting until I got a professional review before I jumped to any conclusions," Villcliff said. "Tim, however, was singing and dancing. He was ranting like a rabid monkey."
 
 
 
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« Reply #1 on: Apr 27th, 2005, 9:22pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
How many small trees are going to lose their lives by the copycat diggings this story will generate??   Wink
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« Reply #3 on: Apr 29th, 2005, 1:17pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
METHUEN, Massachusetts (AP) -- Two men who claimed in numerous national television interviews that they found buried treasure in the back yard of a home were arrested early Friday after being questioned by police, who said the money was stolen.
 
Investigators believe Barry Billcliff, 27, of Manchester, New Hampshire, and Timothy Crebase, 22, of Methuen, Massachusetts, found old bank notes and bills in a house where they were doing roofing work.
 
Both men were charged with receiving stolen property, conspiracy and accessory after the fact, Lt. Kevin Martin said. They were to be arraigned Friday morning.
The men said they found 1,800 bank notes and bills dating between 1899 and 1928, with a face value of about $7,000.  
 
Domenic Mangano, owner of the Village Coin Shop in Plaistow, New Hampshire, examined the find and estimated its value between $50,000 to $75,000.
 
The men's stories, though, prompted some suspicions because of discrepancies. The depth of the buried crate, for example, ranged from 9 inches to 2 feet.
 
The men also gave conflicting reasons for digging in the yard of the house Crebase rents.  
 
They told one reporter they were digging a hole to plant a tree.  
 
In other reports, they said they were trying to remove a small tree or dig up the roots of a shrub that was damaging the home's foundation.
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*tsk* :no:
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Crime doesn't pay! Especially when you take the talk show circuit. Roll Eyes
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« Reply #6 on: Apr 29th, 2005, 3:45pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
LOL, what a twist! Just like a short story.  Cheesy
 
The first article prompts me to ask this question: If you found 1899 $1 US, can you still spend it today? Is the design of the money then different from now?
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« Reply #7 on: Apr 29th, 2005, 6:37pm »		 Quote Quote Modify Modify
on Apr 29th, 2005, 3:45pm, JP wrote:
LOL, what a twist! Just like a short story.  Cheesy
 
The first article prompts me to ask this question: If you found 1899 $1 US, can you still spend it today? Is the design of the money then different from now?

 
 
You couldn't spend it; however, you could sell it to a antiquities dealer.  The money would have a value.  Some of the 1900's money would probably be the same.. not sure exactly how old the current plates are, sounds like something I'll have to find out.. Smiley  I'll let you know!
 
We have a division of the US Treasury here in Texas, in Ft. Worth that actually prints money... trying to schedule a trip for my students to go see it.  It's a fascinating thing to watch, I went to the Bureau of Printing and Engraving in Washington, DC when I was a teen.  All those sheets of money!!!.. :-D
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Re: Friends find treasure buried in backyard
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i think they said the money was valued at around 50 grand.  That's quite a take
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