i m jamie colby. today i m in picturesque roanoke, virginia. the name roanoke is believed to come from an algonquin word that means shell money, which is very appropriate to the story of this strange inheritance. my name is ryan givens. in 1992, my mother, melva givens, died at the age of 79. as executor of her estate, i found a lock box in her closet which contained a strange envelope. ryan, this is the box? this is the box that she kept it in in her bedroom closet, and she kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. so, it says, this is a changed date, and what else does it not real ? not the real one. changed date, not real, 1913. melva s terse note reflects what she d been told about the coin inside that it s a clever fake of one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever minted the 1913 liberty head 5-cent piece. coin expert and auctioneer paul montgomery wrote a book about the nickels. from 1883 to 1912, the liberty he
[ bird caws ] i m jamie colby in western pennsylvania, turning into the village of reduction. i m here because a viewer wrote me to say this whole place is his strange inheritance. my name is david stawovy. when my parents passed away, my siblings and i inherited a town. hi, david. i m jamie colby. hello, jamie. welcome to the town of reduction. you wrote me you inherited a town? this is it? this is part of it. david and his three siblings inheritance encompasses 75 acres of hills, farmland, and forest nestled along the youghiogheny river. the town, population 60, stretches out along reduction road, which leads into reduction circle, and an area called the village, a collection of 19 houses. and the house right in front of me is the house that my father decided to purchase, and that s where i lived when i was one year old. he wanted only one, but the people that was selling it asked him if he wanted to buy them all. so he ended up buying them all. your
i m jamie colby. today i m in picturesque roanoke, virginia. the name roanoke is believed to come from an algonquin word that means shell money, which is very appropriate to the story of this strange inheritance. my name is ryan givens. in 1992, my mother, melva givens, died at the age of 79. as executor of her estate, i found a lock box in her closet which contained a strange envelope. ryan, this is the box? this is the box that she kept it in in her bedroom closet, and she kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. so, it says, this is a changed date, and what else does it not real ? not the real one. changed date, not real, 1913. melva s terse note reflects what she d been told about the coin inside that it s a clever fake of one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever minted the 1913 liberty head 5-cent piece. coin expert and auctioneer paul montgomery wrote a book about the nickels. from 1883 to 1912, the liberty he
i m jamie colby. today i m in picturesque roanoke, virginia. the name roanoke is believed to come from an algonquin word that means shell money, which is very appropriate to the story of this strange inheritance. my name is ryan givens. in 1992, my mother, melva givens, died at the age of 79. as executor of her estate, i found a lock box in her closet which contained a strange envelope. ryan, this is the box? this is the box that she kept it in in her bedroom closet, and she kept it along with other things in this envelope right here. so, it says, this is a changed date, and what else does it not real ? not the real one. changed date, not real, 1913. melva s terse note reflects what she d been told about the coin inside that it s a clever fake of one of the rarest and most valuable coins ever minted the 1913 liberty head 5-cent piece. coin expert and auctioneer paul montgomery wrote a book about the nickels. from 1883 to 1912, the liberty he
[ bird calling ] i m jamie colby, and today, i m in south west florida, driving through the marshy flatwoods outside punta gorda. you know, not every strange inheritance offers unexpected riches. sometimes it can bring on a massive, screeching headache and a huge mess to clean up. i m lauri caron. in 2005, i inherited an exotic zoo-type wildlife sanctuary from my husband and continues to be wild every single day. [ lion roars ] [ birds chirping ] hi, lauri. hi. i m jamie. nice to meet you, jamie. great to meet you, too, at this animal retirement home? yes, it s pretty much like a nursing home/retirement village. we re not talking about kitty cats or puppies. i heard a roar already. can i take a look? absolutely. come on. as lauri gives me a behind-the-scenes tour, i catch a glimpse of the 100-plus creatures that currently live at the octagon wildlife sanctuary. [ lion growls ] clearly, the sound of feeding day. yes. .in the air. yes, absolutely.