Well, I personally didn't strike gold because I never saw a penny from it but during my college years, an ex-girlfriends' mother was cleaning her mothers' house and found some old baseball pins.  She showed the collection to me and I identified them as 1898 cameo pins-there was an Anson in them too!  The family was able to pay off some bills after i directed them to a consignment auction.  It was something i'll never forget!
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					Originally Posted by  johnmh71
					 
				 
				I once had a situation where my wife's aunt found a large number of cards in an apartment that she was renting out.  The renter had split and left them after he failed to pay the rent.  So, knowing that I was a big collector, she asked that I take a look at them the next time that I was over at her house. 
Well, unfortunately, it was a huge carton filled with 80's and 90's cards   .  Have any of you non-dealers had a similar situation where you struck gold?  I hope that one day I will be as lucky.  
			
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