How many are hiding treasure within ourselves?

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A few years ago, officials in St. Cloud, Fla., found a pickle jar of old coins in the walls of a bungalow which was in the process of being torn down.

About 2,000 coins dating from 1917 were found, believed to be hidden by someone during the Great Depression.

The house was sold because the homeowner failed to pay code-endorsement penalties. In fact, the previous owner had lived there for months with no water or electricity. Eight hundred and sixty-one half dollars, 1,016 quarters, 202 dimes, and three nickles were in the jar. The value of the coins as collector items were to be determined. However the weight alone meant the silver was worth about $10,000.

The hidden treasure, unused, was no help. A former Walt Disney World employee bought....

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