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davidcyclebackI agree that the story seems highly unlikely. I've heard of people burying money in their back yard, but not putting it inside of a wall. Not only would you have to tear a hole in the wall to get at it, but there's a good chance mice would get to the paper money before you. Also, baseball cards had almost no worth in 1942, so why they'd be included with the family fortune is a good question.
Also, if someone told you to bury your paper currency in the back yard or inside a building wall, what would you hold the money in? You'd put it in a metal container, of course, not a paper one. Everyone knows that worms, insects, mice, rats, fire and water can mow through a book. You could also chose to not take chances and exchange those bills into coins. I had a crazy relative who didn't trust banks and buried money in her back yard, and even she had enough sense to put the money in metal cans-- and to not forget money was buring in her back yard.