Kitchen Remodel in Arizona Takes Surprising TurnHome renovations are rarely pleasant, especially on an old house. Anything from faulty electrical wiring, foundation issues, or even pest infestations can be revealed when you start knocking down walls and tearing up floors. And very rarely, you find a jaw-dropping surprise– in a good way.

Kitchen Remodel in Arizona Takes Surprising TurnRecently, one Phoenix, Arizona couple were starting some kitchen renovations in their home. They had been in their house for two years, and it had had at least 6 previous owners, so it probably needed updating, and  wasn’t their style. 

In an attempt to save money, the young couple decided to renovate the room themselves. When they tore down the old kitchen island, they found a mysterious safe set flush with the floor. 

Strangely enough, when the couple first moved in, they found what appeared to be a safe combination code in the back of a medicine cabinet. After a casual search,  they never found a safe, but luckily they had kept the code – just in case. 

Kitchen Remodel in Arizona Takes Surprising TurnAfter a half dozen attempts, the code finally worked, and the couple found stacks of old money, a bottle of bourbon, and a book holding notes, a photo, and some mysterious clues.

The bourbon was a sealed, rare 1960 bottle of James E. Pepper, which had already aged for six years (before 1960), according to the tax stamp.

The safe contained stacks of neatly tied old bills, including some rare $2 bills that were discontinued in 1966. The secret hoard totaled an impressive $51,080 in cash – a significant nest egg by 1960’s standards.

Along with the money and bourbon, the couple also found a copy of A Guide for the Perplexed by E.F. Schumacher that held cryptic clues like names, a bingo card, a photo, underlined passages, and a map with an ‘x’ mark over Mesa, Arizona. 

Needless to say, the map and book of “clues” is one mystery we’d like to see solved – there may be more treasure involved! 

The couple have not  decided what to do with the windfall – but they are definitely keeping the bourbon, they say.

Source: www.elitereaders.com