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Safety Deposit Boxes
Captplaid
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We just found the key to my Grandmother's safety deposit box. It's been missing since she past away in 1977. She opened it in 1967. This box hasn't been opened in at least 31 years.
Dad has been paying for the box rather than pay to have it drilled.
I wasn't going to play this game. It was supposed to be drilled last month but the locksmith hasn't shown up yet. The bank President ws going to arrange to have it drilled. I would then view the contents with my aunt and the banker. If there was anything of value, we would play the game to obtain it. If there was nothing of value, we would walk away and let the box go into receivership.
Any bets on what is inside it. My guess is church Lady's Aid treasury papers. It was in my grandmother's name, not his. To me this is rather unusual for this era to have the box in the wife's name. Then again, it was customary for the wife to keep a nest egg unknown to the husband.
They were simply people so I doubt there is jewelry. I did ask my mom what if there is jewelry. My Aunt was my grandmother's only daughter. Mom and my sister discussed this on the way home from Peoria. My sister decided heck no, my aunt doesn't get all the jewelry, should there be any. My aunt was the one that said "Whatever is in that box is half ours" after I told her weeks early about the box's existence.
In any case, I expect there to be nothing of significance. Maybe a title for a 1970 Plymouth Satellite. The key was found in the little red envelope on top of a small dresser in the back of a walking closet tucked under a shelf. First time the key has been found in decades also. My parents, My grand parents, my great grandparents all lived in this house. It needs cleaning.
Any other guesses?
Dad has been paying for the box rather than pay to have it drilled.
I wasn't going to play this game. It was supposed to be drilled last month but the locksmith hasn't shown up yet. The bank President ws going to arrange to have it drilled. I would then view the contents with my aunt and the banker. If there was anything of value, we would play the game to obtain it. If there was nothing of value, we would walk away and let the box go into receivership.
Any bets on what is inside it. My guess is church Lady's Aid treasury papers. It was in my grandmother's name, not his. To me this is rather unusual for this era to have the box in the wife's name. Then again, it was customary for the wife to keep a nest egg unknown to the husband.
They were simply people so I doubt there is jewelry. I did ask my mom what if there is jewelry. My Aunt was my grandmother's only daughter. Mom and my sister discussed this on the way home from Peoria. My sister decided heck no, my aunt doesn't get all the jewelry, should there be any. My aunt was the one that said "Whatever is in that box is half ours" after I told her weeks early about the box's existence.
In any case, I expect there to be nothing of significance. Maybe a title for a 1970 Plymouth Satellite. The key was found in the little red envelope on top of a small dresser in the back of a walking closet tucked under a shelf. First time the key has been found in decades also. My parents, My grand parents, my great grandparents all lived in this house. It needs cleaning.
Any other guesses?
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had the paid off mortgage, deed to some property and some worthless stock certificates.
but you acn always hope for a title to a 1971 hemi cuda![;)]
Anyway I'm glad the key was located.
Let us know what the find is.
If you can't feel the music; it's only pink noise!
Some birth certificates of family members. Old currency. Romantic letters to someone in a war long forgotten. IBM stock.(well, maybe not) Baptism records. A couple of old photos.
I also went thru settling up my Dad's affairs, and I feel for ya, man.
who legally owns contents now is the one to open box...none of bankers business......had a friends kids clean out her safety box 10 minutes after she died....a lot of things that she wanted to happen.. DIDN'T
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Sorry, man, can't resist the joke.
I will say this much, though. Have fun cleaning out the house if your family has been there that long. When my wife's grandmother could no longer live alone safely in her old house, the entire family (I mean the ENTIRE family) came out to help pack her up. The things we found were amazing. On my wall (sealed behind glass), I have a MINT copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune from April 23, 1849.
I got the paper because April 23 is important to me (it is my birthday).
Nobody, including the grandmother, could even imagine why this particular paper was kept. I did read it, the news is fascinating. But, it had nothing to do with family members, etc.
A couple ears of corn and a stack of $20s...
Sorry, man, can't resist the joke.
I will say this much, though. Have fun cleaning out the house if your family has been there that long. When my wife's grandmother could no longer live alone safely in her old house, the entire family (I mean the ENTIRE family) came out to help pack her up. The things we found were amazing. On my wall (sealed behind glass), I have a MINT copy of the Chicago Daily Tribune from April 23, 1849.
I got the paper because April 23 is important to me (it is my birthday).
Nobody, including the grandmother, could even imagine why this particular paper was kept. I did read it, the news is fascinating. But, it had nothing to do with family members, etc.
Beat me. I have not got around to take a picture of it yet, but there is a Chicago Daily Tribune from ...I don't remember the date exactly but I think it was 1917. Just before WWI. It calls ther Germans as "the Krauts" and talks about what they are doing in the world.
Personally I think storage of sensitive things is much better off in a cigar bar in a personal cigar locker. You are much more anonymous for your dollar, and nobody every wants to rob off a cigar when they can rob a bank instead.
My friend was going to take it to a locksmith to get it opened. Both my friend and his cousin had tried to open it using a screw driver unsuccessfully.
The box had some decent weight to it. We all wondered what was in it.
I pulled out my trusty small Swiss Army pocket knife and picked the lock in about 3 minutes of fiddling w/it. The box contained probably 5 or 10 silver coin mint sets, banking info, car titles, letters, a diamond wedding ring, some ruby jewelry, safety deposit keys, a bunch of 2 dollar bills, Silver Dollars, and probably 50 buffalo nickles.
I looked at my friend and said, I think your cousing is playing a trust game with you, to see if you will steal from him. My friend joked that I had roled a 20 on my lock picking roll (Dungeons & Dragons terminolgy) and agreed that it was kinda strange that his cousin would let this box out of his sight.
I told him that he should tell his cousin that if he ever thinks about selling the coins he should put an offer to my friend.
We just found the key to my Grandmother's safety deposit box. It's been missing since she past away in 1977. She opened it in 1967. This box hasn't been opened in at least 31 years.
Dad has been paying for the box rather than pay to have it drilled.
I wasn't going to play this game. It was supposed to be drilled last month but the locksmith hasn't shown up yet. The bank President ws going to arrange to have it drilled. I would then view the contents with my aunt and the banker. If there was anything of value, we would play the game to obtain it. If there was nothing of value, we would walk away and let the box go into receivership.
Any bets on what is inside it. My guess is church Lady's Aid treasury papers. It was in my grandmother's name, not his. To me this is rather unusual for this era to have the box in the wife's name. Then again, it was customary for the wife to keep a nest egg unknown to the husband.
They were simply people so I doubt there is jewelry. I did ask my mom what if there is jewelry. My Aunt was my grandmother's only daughter. Mom and my sister discussed this on the way home from Peoria. My sister decided heck no, my aunt doesn't get all the jewelry, should there be any. My aunt was the one that said "Whatever is in that box is half ours" after I told her weeks early about the box's existence.
In any case, I expect there to be nothing of significance. Maybe a title for a 1970 Plymouth Satellite. The key was found in the little red envelope on top of a small dresser in the back of a walking closet tucked under a shelf. First time the key has been found in decades also. My parents, My grand parents, my great grandparents all lived in this house. It needs cleaning.
Any other guesses?
So, did there turn out to be anything good in the new found safety deposit box?
It was supposed to be drilled last month but the locksmith hasn't shown up yet. The bank President ws going to arrange to have it drilled. I would then view the contents with my aunt and the banker.
I hope if the box has been opened, the banker was NOT allowed to view the contents.
All the banker has a right to do is verify who has the legal right to open the box (and thus has a right to the box's content). After that is established, he has NO business viewing any of the contents.
Silver Dollars
1879
1881
1923
1922
1922
2 Buffalo Nickles
28 $1 Silver notes from the 50's
9 $2 notes from the 20's
1908 dime
2 Buffalo Nickles
and a 1923, 1919 , & 1944 penny.
$51.18 in old monies
I'm going to bed now. There is still some controversy here.
Across those two lines was written "INVENTORY" After that my Dad opened the box four or five times. Mostly in 1980. Maybe 3-4 entries in 1980. Now the question is whose stuff is it now?
I could argue the box was inventoried 1977 and I see no reason why not to believe my grandmother's estate was not settled then. While, my aunt does not remember inventorying the box. Her signature is on the card. I could understand in 1980, my Dad started using the box as his own, as he had an account in the bank. But he never opened the box again after 1980.
I am tempted to thing what is in the box belongs to my dad and not apart of an estate that was "closed" 32 years ago but the box was left in her name.
There is your answer.
Dad has been paying for the box rather than pay to have it drilled.
There is your answer.
nope
sloopy book keeping
1 year the shared farm account paid for the box. Another year he paid for the box. I've only looked at the past three years for canceled checks.
OK. My dad and aunt signed the card in 1977, the year my grandmother died.
Across those two lines was written "INVENTORY" After that my Dad opened the box four or five times. Mostly in 1980. Maybe 3-4 entries in 1980. Now the question is whose stuff is it now?
I could argue the box was inventoried 1977 and I see no reason why not to believe my grandmother's estate was not settled then. While, my aunt does not remember inventorying the box. Her signature is on the card. I could understand in 1980, my Dad started using the box as his own, as he had an account in the bank. But he never opened the box again after 1980.
I am tempted to thing what is in the box belongs to my dad and not apart of an estate that was "closed" 32 years ago but the box was left in her name.
It looks like, at most -- if some items were in extremely fine condition, the contents would only be worth a few hundred dollars.
You can get some idea on the values here:
http://www.coinsite.com/default.htm
It probably wasn't worth the cost of the box rental all these years. And probably isn't worth arguing over with family members now (if your above comments imply that different family members want the contents).
Every family member who wants something, should each take turns taking one item until all the items are distributed. That would settle things quickly.
Sure seems your family is running all over you. Your Aunt surely knew what was in the box. Nothing of any real value. Yet she wants "half". She HAD her oppertunity long ago.
IMO your family is pretty petty. I would have told them to stuff it a long time ago.
Captplaid, when are you going to draw the line?
Sure seems your family is running all over you. Your Aunt surely knew what was in the box. Nothing of any real value. Yet she wants "half". She HAD her oppertunity long ago.
IMO your family is pretty petty. I would have told them to stuff it a long time ago.
Yeah I think that might come today.
My MIL and FIL had this ( notice I said had ) this huge multi million dollar lawsuit for malpractice. Wifes sisters had some of the money spent and even went out and bought new cars, furniture... Well their attorney called my wife up and said the lawsuit wasn't going anywhere. They were out of state. I couldn't keep from laughing when I called the MIL up to tell them. Money grubbing people. [:D][:D][:D]