RMW-003: Colorado Unclaimed Property Division

BY Antiques Roadshow   |   Posted 04.05.2010

In this ROADSHOW's Most Wanted case, Peter Shemonsky and host Mark L. Walberg examine some of the jewels that remain unclaimed in the Treasury vaults.

Roadshow's Most Wanted Case Number

RMW-003

Seeker

Contact the Great Colorado Payback for more information

Location

Colorado

Items Sought

Thousands of assets including jewelry featured on ANTIQUES ROADSHOW

Case Status

Ongoing

Case Summary

Businesses and individuals regularly lose track of property and banking accounts. The Colorado State Treasurer keeps track of over 500,000 names of businesses and individuals in hopes of reuniting these assets with their owners or heirs. ANTIQUES ROADSHOW chose several examples of jewelry held by the Colorado State Treasury's Unclaimed Property Division. The jewelry comes from abandoned safe deposit boxes from several cities around Colorado.

Resources

The Great Colorado Payback
National Association of Unclaimed Property Administrators (NAUPA)

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1950s Diamond Convertible Necklace and Earrings Set: $2,000 to $3,000 estimated auction value. Unclaimed property from Colorado. Peridot, Amethyst and Garnet Yellow-Gold Necklace, ca. 1865: $3,000 to $4,000 estimated auction value. Unclaimed property from Pine, Colorado. Fancy-Intense Yellow Diamond Ring: $15,000 to $20,000 estimated auction value if irradiated stone. $75,000 to $85,000 estimated auction value if natural stone. Unclaimed property from Denver, Colorado.
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