61-year-old Martin Backhouse was invited to Bishop’s Castle Community College to tune a piano that the Hemmings family gave to the college.

During his work, the man found 7 bags with coins from Victoria’s reign under the piano keys. Experts estimated their value at $640,000.

It’s not clear even now who decided to hide the coins and when. Martin got a reward, but, unfortunately, the family that owned the piano for 33 years didn’t know about the money and missed their chance to get a reward.