This Guy Purchased A Tank On Ebay, But Didn’t Know It Contained A Fortune

Bathroom Treasure

Contractor Bob Kitt was doing some work on the bathroom of an old house, when he discovered an unexpected surprise hidden in the walls. It turned out to be Depression-era money, valued at $182,000. There was only one (rather significant) drawback: Both the contractor and the home owner, Amanda Reece, wanted and really needed the money. (Reece claimed that she was going bankrupt.)

Of course, since the two could not agree, the courts got involved, and the media blitz from the story also brought more claimants out of the woodwork. Instead of sharing it two ways, the court split it up even more (with the descendants from the original owner, Patrick Dunne). It’s probably not the outcome either of them would have hoped for, but at least everyone got something from that unexpected bathroom treasure trove.

While gold hoards have been discovered at home or in close-by fields, they’ve also been uncovered flying the friendly skies.