The Pennsylvania Treasury is auctioning off more than 4,000 unclaimed items later this month, from jewelry to coins.
The auction is slated for March 25. Treasurer Stacy Garrity has provided an early preview of a few of the items that have been unearthed from the Treasury’s vault. Items up for bid have been stored in the vault for at least three years while officials tried to find its owner, she said in a statement.
“All proceeds from sold items are documented by Treasury and available for a rightful owner to claim at any time no matter how much time passes,” she said.
Unclaimed items typically make their way to the Treasury through abandoned or forgotten safe deposit boxes.
Some of them up for auction through Pook & Pook include:
• An 18K yellow gold wristwatch with 12 diamonds and synthetic rubies.
• A 14K gold American Waltham pocket watch with diamond.
• A 14K yellow gold and lapis necklace and matching bracelet.
• A $20 Double Eagle Saint Gaudens gold coin dated 1908.
To register to bid, visit pookandpook.com.
The Treasury has more than $5 billion in unclaimed property, which can include dormant bank accounts, uncashed checks, stocks, insurance policies and tangible property. To search for unclaimed property, visit patreasury.gov/unclaimed-property.