INVESTIGATOR BRIAN ROCHE SHOWS YOU HOW TO FIND OUT. BRN:IA THE STATE TREASURER SAYS ONE IN EIGHT PENNSYLVANIANS IS OWED PROPERTY AND SHE WANTS TO RETURN IT TOOU. Y IF YOU DON’T THICKNESSES WORTH YOUR TIME, KEEP THIS IN MIND. THE AVERAGE VALUE OF A CIMLA IS $1500. WGAL TOOK YOU INSIDE THE STATES FALL LAST NOVEMB,ER SHOWING YOU THE JEWELRY, THE INCOS AND THE CASH THAT IS KEPT THERE. MOST OF THE ITEMS COME FROM FINANCIAL INSTITUTIONS, BUT THEY ARE REQUIRED TO TURN ORVE ANY UNCLAIMED PROPERTY AFTER THREE YEARS TO THE STATE. BANKS, NURSING HOM,ES EVEN LEFTOVERS FROM POLICE EVIDENCE LOCKERS. WHEN IT PILES UP, THE STATE AUCTIONS IT OFF. THAT MONEY WILL STILL GO TO THE RIGHTFUL OWNER, NO MATTER WHEN IT IS CLAID.ME THE STATE ALSO RETURNS MILITARY DECORATIONS AND MEMORABILIA TO VETERANS OR THEIR FAMILIES. IN 2021, 229 WERE RETURNED. HERE IS HOW TO FIND OUT IF YOU HAVE SOMETHING IN THAT FAULT. GO TO ETH WEBSITE, PAT REASURY.V.GO THERE YOU CAN CLAIM YOUR MONEY ORTE IMS. WE ALSO HAVE PUT THE LINK ON WGAL.COM
Pennsylvania to auction off unclaimed property
Updated: 10:23 AM EDT Oct 26, 2022
Pennsylvania will be auctioning off unclaimed property from the state’s treasury vault this week.Related video above: Pa. Treasury returned more than $135 million in unclaimed property last year.Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the next online auction will happen Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Friday, Oct. 28. Among the 3,900 unclaimed property items up for bid will be fine jewelry, coins and other currency. They include:Multiple 1 ozt. fine gold South African Krugerrands.A Liberty Eagle 1 ozt. gold coin.Three U.S. $500 notes featuring President William McKinley.A 14K gold, diamond, and gemstone bracelet.A 10K gold necklace with a 14K University of North Carolina diamond-studded pendant.An Omega 18K gold wristwatch.A custom Breitling stainless steel and black diamond wristwatch.You can preview the auction items at pookandpook.com.Video below: Go inside the Pa. Treasury vault.Do you have unclaimed property?It’s estimated that about 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians are owed some of the more than $4 billion in unclaimed property at the commonwealth’s treasury.The state tries to return items to their rightful owners but sometimes needs to auction the property off to make room for incoming items.Every piece of unclaimed property is held for at least three years.Auction proceeds remain available for the owner to claim at any time.To check if you have unclaimed property, go to the Treasury website.
Pennsylvania will be auctioning off unclaimed property from the state’s treasury vault this week.
Related video above: Pa. Treasury returned more than $135 million in unclaimed property last year.
Pennsylvania Treasurer Stacy Garrity announced that the next online auction will happen Wednesday, Oct. 26, and Friday, Oct. 28. Among the 3,900 unclaimed property items up for bid will be fine jewelry, coins and other currency. They include:
- Multiple 1 ozt. fine gold South African Krugerrands.
- A Liberty Eagle 1 ozt. gold coin.
- Three U.S. $500 notes featuring President William McKinley.
- A 14K gold, diamond, and gemstone bracelet.
- A 10K gold necklace with a 14K University of North Carolina diamond-studded pendant.
- An Omega 18K gold wristwatch.
- A custom Breitling stainless steel and black diamond wristwatch.
You can preview the auction items at pookandpook.com.
Video below: Go inside the Pa. Treasury vault.
Do you have unclaimed property?
It’s estimated that about 1 in 10 Pennsylvanians are owed some of the more than $4 billion in unclaimed property at the commonwealth’s treasury.
The state tries to return items to their rightful owners but sometimes needs to auction the property off to make room for incoming items.
Every piece of unclaimed property is held for at least three years.
Auction proceeds remain available for the owner to claim at any time.
To check if you have unclaimed property, go to the Treasury website.
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