Most people tend to associate buried treasure with pirates and fairytales – which is why this New York couple was flabbergasted to find themselves in the possession of a rusty old safe containing roughly $52,000 in cash and valuables.
Additionally, the safe had been sitting in their backyard for years.
Matthew and Maria Colonna-Emanuel of Staten Island had always known that there was a metal box hiding amongst the foliage in their backyard, but they had assumed that it was just an electrical box of some kind.
Recently, the foliage had been chewed away by wildlife, so they hired a landscaper to replace the greenery. It was then that the landscaper found the box, hauled it onto the couple’s porch, and found that it was actually a 100-pound safe.
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Matthew and Maria pried the safe door open and were shocked to find that it was filled with cash and priceless gems.
“And there are all these bags with hundreds and…
