Last week, you may have read or heard that two New England men found some tin cans in one of their back yards with approximately 1900 antique bank notes, estimated value at anywhere from $50-$100K.
Seems they are construction workers, and these bill may have been found on the site they were working on. Charges have now been laid for receiving stolen property over $250, conspiracy to receive stolen property and being an accessory after the fact to receiving stolen property.
Not in my back yard
While the story may have been faked, the bills are real, said Domenic Mangano, owner of the Village Coin Shop in Plaistow, New Hampshire.
Mangano appraised the collection of bank notes, which date from 1899 to 1928, at more than $50,000.
But he said he has since received a telephone call from a buyer in Texas who was willing to pay $400 per bill. That would bring the total value to more than $700,000.
EDIT
There seems to have been a third and fourth man charged in this case now..
More charges laid
Barry Billcliff, 27, and Timothy Crebase, 24, pleaded innocent Friday after being arrested on charges of receiving stolen property, conspiracy and accessory after the fact. Another man, Kevin Kozak, 27, surrendered Friday night and is scheduled to be arraigned in Lawrence (Mass.) District Court on Monday on the same charges.
The arrests came after the men appeared on national television to talk about the buried treasure, and police noticed how the story was different each time.
Investigators said Crebase confessed under questioning, saying he, Billcliff and Ingham — all roofers — found the money stuffed in rusting tin cans in the gutter of a barn in Newbury, Mass., they were hired to repair. They then persuaded Kozak to go along with their story, authorities said.
