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8 January 2009

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Flea market box yields Charles Schwab treasure -The Morning Call

Penny McKim is an antiques hobbyist who considers herself a skilled treasure hunter. So when she came across a shoebox full of coins and medals at a church flea market in Montgomery County, she had an idea she’d struck gold.

Turns out that $5 box contained three ounces of gold in the form of a distinctive medal presented in 1928 to Charles M. Schwab, the man who built Bethlehem Steel into a world titan.

Entire article: Flea market box yields Charles Schwab treasure -The Morning Call

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