Cleaning His Grandparents House Led to a Strange Discovery

Not What It Seems

The curator also inspected the map. He validated that the map was likely from the 1930s, but there wasn't much else of value in the box. "It’s fascinating, but I just don’t know what to make of it aside from the fact that it’s probably not José Gaspar’s hand," said the curator "And these probably aren’t Spanish coins." The box just became an even bigger mystery...

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Post originally appeared on Upbeat News.