One lucky man, W. J. Barron, found $800 in gold coins in in 1924 in his cellar. The gold coins were believed to have been hidden by his late father-in-law. Some people have all the luck!
Man Finds Gold Coins; Value Gains Overnight
W. J. Barron, Philadelphia and Reading passenger brakeman, who yesterday found $800 in gold coins in his cellar, received offers today for the coins that makes the find worth fully $3,000.
It is believed the money discovered by Barron was hidden by his father-in-law, William Cliff, who lived in the house. Cliff once was robbed of $3,000 by burglars, and afterward he hid his money away so carefully that not even his closest relatives knew of the hiding place and he took his secret with him when he died.
Source: The Washington times. (Washington [D.C.]), 16 Sept. 1924.
