Score Jewelry, Coins At State Auction

A Mercury dime. Comic books, baseball and basketball cards. Gold rings and necklaces. If you’re wondering what all of these things have in common, the answer is state of Michigan’s public auction of unclaimed property that takes place starting Saturday.

A slew of items – from coins, currency, jewelry to precious metals, stamp collections and more — will be available at the Lansing Center in downtown Lansing, 333 E. Michigan Avenue.

The public can inspect the items from 3-8 p.m. on Friday. The coin auction will take place on Saturday and the jewelry auction will take place on Sunday.

On both Saturday and Sunday, the Lansing Center’s doors open at 8 a.m. and the auction begins at 9 a.m. (For more local news, click here to sign up for real-time news alerts and newsletters from Birmingham Patch, click here to find your local Michigan Patch. Also, follow us on Facebook, and if you have an iPhone, click here to get the free Patch iPhone app.)

The event is part of the Michigan Department of Treasury’s Unclaimed Property Program—in partnership with the Michigan Department of Technology, Management and Budget

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 must 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 Program at 517-636-5320. To learn more, go to www.michigan.gov/unclaimedproperty.

Photos courtesy of the Michigan Department of Treasury