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Antiques Roadshow appraises unclaimed Colorado loot

Catherine Saunders-Watson
Catherine Saunders-Watson

DENVER (AP) – Antiques Roadshow has come to Colorado to size up the bling held in the state’s $450 million stash of unclaimed property.

The state Treasurer’s Office said it’s the first time the PBS show has delved into unclaimed property held by a state.

Show host Mark L. Walberg and appraiser Peter Shemonsky went to the Capitol in Denver today to look over some of the jewelry in Colorado’s Unclaimed Property Division.

Eric Rothaus, a spokesman for state Treasurer Cary Kennedy, said the visit was videotaped for broadcast on the show. The show also plans a stop at the Colorado Convent Center in Denver on Saturday.

Last year, the Unclaimed Property Division returned more than $22 million of lost and forgotten property through the Great Colorado Payback.

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