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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Blue Angel, post: 486918, member: 14976&quot;]A friend of mine went to an auction of a storage building space that had been abandoned.&nbsp; This particular auction involves the door being raised/opened for just 30 seconds for the bidders to just peek in without entering.&nbsp; Several non-descript boxes and a small dresser drawer in one corner. Why was this space abandoned?&nbsp; Don&#039;t know....could be the renter passed away with no heirs, had to leave the country for any number of reasons....the storage space owners just want some back rent and the space made available for new tenants.&nbsp; So, my friend bids $800 and wins the contents.&nbsp; These auctions are quite common around these parts....</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Several boxes contained many varieties of knives and swords....mostly the gaudy, cheaper types you might find for sale on the cable TV cutlery channels late at night.&nbsp; A couple other boxes contained some comic books and then another had all kinds of baseball, football, basketball sports cards.....some of them could be quite valuable such as a Nolan Ryan rookie card.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Then when he opened the top drawer of the small dresser, a small brown envelope was amongst even more pocket knives.&nbsp; Upon opening the envelope, I received a phone call.....gold coins....he had no clue as to what they were.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I looked in astonishment at one each, 1923D and 1924 Saint-Gaudens $20 double eagle coins!&nbsp; They appeared to be very nice condition and were in a 2 coin flip. One small rim ding on the 1924 was the only apparent damage I saw.&nbsp; Amazing to find this in a storage building.&nbsp; He has since sold the coins to a local dealer....[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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