Man finds £47,000 cash hidden inside walls of his new home
Toño Piñeiro found six Nesquik cans filled with cash while doing some construction work on a house he bought in Lugo in northwestern Spain, but was left disappointed after trying to cash in the loot
A man was ecstatic after discovering about £47,000 stashed away in Nesquik tins while refurbishing his future retirement home, only to be left disappointed when he tried to cash in his find. Builder Toño Piñeiro was working on a house he'd purchased in Lugo, northwestern Spain, when he stumbled upon the incredible find.
He unearthed six tin containers crammed with cash, amounting to the equivalent of about £47,500, concealed within the property's walls. However, his excitement was short-lived as the money was in Spanish pesetas, a currency that became obsolete in 2002 when Spain adopted the euro as its official currency.
In fact, when Mr Piñeiro tried to exchange the discovered money, he found out that some of the notes were so old they could no longer be converted into euros. He was informed that he had missed the deadline for exchanging older notes at the Bank of Spain, rendering a portion of his find worthless.
Despite the setback, Mr Piñeiro still managed to pocket £30,000 by trading in some more recent currency from his haul, revealing: "It paid for a new roof."
He added: "I guess they kept these containers to avoid humidity. The last ones were somewhat damaged, but the others weren't - they were ironed, it was incredible."
Toño revealed the house had been deserted for four decades before his discovery and that he had snapped up the property after spotting it listed on Facebook. He also planned to keep some of the outdated cash as a keepsake.
Meanwhile, a couple stumbled upon some rather odd finds while doing up their old-fashioned abode, including ancient coupons and clothes crammed into the walls.
Cassidy Casale and Eton Merritt made headlines when they shared the strange discoveries unearthed during the renovation of their 150-year-old house.
The pair snapped up their home in March 2022 for £366,000 and wasted no time in stripping it back, only to uncover items like a 1970s Pepsi can and even bones.
As the revamp rolls on, they've dug up even more peculiar treasures, such as vintage Polaroid snaps dating back to their birth year.
"We liked the quirky features of the old house and knew we'd be able to work with its charm to make it great," said Cassidy, who works as a high-rise land developer.
"Old homes throw a lot of curve balls which you can't plan for until you begin tearing down walls and really getting deep into it."
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