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17th April 2024 Issue no. 701

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Potential fortune in old coins discovered in safe-opening gamble that paid off!

An old safe bought for $300 at a Virginia auction has yielded treasure for a New Jersey businessman.

Eric Doran's staff laughed when they saw M&M's bags after a locksmith opened the safe Thursday. Then Doran started pouring the contents on the floor.
More than $500 in cash, several hundred dollars in quarters and coins dating to the 1800s were in the safe, which hadn't been open in about 20 years. Doran, who owns Doran Liquidators, tells The Press of Atlantic City he had hoped to sell the approximately 140-year-old safe on eBay because of its unique look. Doran says his gamble paid off.

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