A couple who were “magnet fishing” in a park in Flushing, NY found a safe containing $100,000 on Friday, the BBC reports, and they’ll likely be able to keep the money. James Kane and Barbie Agostini were dragging the bottom of a park pond with a powerful magnet searching for lost treasures, and they found one.
The pair brought up a safe stuffed with bricks of modern $100 bills, with the design introduced in 2013, wrapped in plastic. While there was a lot of water damage to the currency, officials say they will still be able to deposit the bills if 50% of the bills are identifiable, per the Bureau of Engraving and Printing.
The couple bought a neodymium magnet for $22 on Amazon to start their hobby years ago, and have since found watches, jewelry, subway tokens and a handgun in their searches. “We call it the poor man’s treasure hunting,” Kane said, so they started magnet fishing, which they highlight on their YouTube channel.