Coins hidden by C. H. Butcher Jr. were recovered.
Three 55-gallon drums with an estimated $805,000 in silver coins hidden by Butcher, a convicted bank fraud artist, were recovered in a rented truck at a suburban Knoxville, Tenn., airport. Federal authorities also said they recovered $732,000 in U.S. Treasury coupons that Butcher had hidden from bankruptcy creditors, who have claims of $237 million against him.
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