May 15, 2018
Contact: Ron Leix, Treasury, 517-335-2167
Auction for Collectibles, Coins and Other
Items on Saturday, Jewelry on Sunday
LANSING, Mich. – The
Michigan Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program—in partnership
with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget—will hold a public
auction on May 19 and 20 at the Lansing Quality Suites in
Delta Township.
The auction will
feature a wide variety of items, including coins, currency, jewelry, precious
metals, stamp collections and much more.
The public is welcome
to inspect the items from 3-8 p.m. on Friday, May 18, at the Lansing Quality
Suites, 901 Delta Commerce Drive. On both Saturday and Sunday, doors will open
at 8 a.m. with the auction starting at 9 a.m.
Coins, currency and
collectibles will be up for auction on Saturday, with jewelry being auctioned
on Sunday.
Payment terms are
cash, Visa, MasterCard or cashier's checks.
Under Michigan's
Uniform Unclaimed Property Act, the state Treasury Department receives
abandoned safe deposit box contents and works to return items to their rightful
owners or heirs. Items that are not reunited with their owners can be sold at
auction.
Proceeds from this
auction and other unclaimed funds can be claimed by their rightful owners by
submitting an inquiry
form or by calling the Unclaimed Property at 517-636-5320. To learn more,
go to www.michigan.gov/unclaimedproperty.
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