$30 Turns Into $10 Million

https://www.cnn.com/style/article/durer-drawing-yard-sale-scli-intl/index.html

This is the reason that going to garage and estate sales, and second hand bookstores is so fun. Sure, the chances of actually finding something that turns out to be worth millions is a rare thing, but it’s still fun to look.

My mom came upon a rarety a few years ago and gave it to me for a present at that years Christmas.

Since I was a little kid I’ve always liked collecting $2 bills when ever I came across them. I had a photo album book that I would put them in to keep them safe. I did a short stint working as a Teller at a bank when a customer came up to my window and wanted to deposit some cash. It was hard to keep from jumping up and down when I saw that the bills he wanted to deposit were actually old Gold and Silver Certificates.

I asked the guy if he was sure he wanted to deposit them because he was only going to get face value for them (I didn’t tell him that part). When he said yes I did as he asked, gave him his receipt, and watched him walk out the door. As soon as he was out the door I quickly had one of the other Tellers withdraw the same amount from my account and I swapped out the bills in the drawer. I now had four $50 Gold Certificates and ten $10 Silver Certificates. Yes, I still have them.

Then my mom kinda had the same thing happen to her while she was shopping around an estate sale. She found this really nice, really ornate, jewelry box and when she opened it up she was stunned to find nearly $7,000 face value of Gold and Silver Certificates. The box itself was marked for sale for only $50.

She took the box up to the lady doing the check out and asked her if the contents of the box were included in the price. She said she was nearly floored when the lady said that the bills WERE included since they weren’t worth anything anymore. She said she made the purchase then got out of there as fast as she could.

Let me tell you! I was blown away that Christmas when I opened the box. I couldn’t believe it that the lady at the sale thought the bills were worthless just because they’re not in curculation anymore. What a dumbass!