PRESS RELEASE
Treasurer Fitzpatrick Announces Unclaimed Property Auction in Columbia
Jefferson City, MO—Missouri State Treasurer Scott Fitzpatrick today announced an Unclaimed Property Auction will be held October
3 and 4 at the Hilton Garden Inn Conference Center in Columbia. An auction
preview will be held from 5:00 p.m. to 8:00 p.m. on Sunday, October 2. The
auction will begin at 9:00 a.m. on both Monday and Tuesday, with daily previews
beginning each day at 8:00 a.m. More than 2,300
items will be up for auction including coins and currency, stamps, jewelry,
comic books, and sports memorabilia. A full list of items that will be sold at
the auction can be found here: https://treasurer.mo.gov/auction. All auction items come from safe deposit boxes that have
been turned over by financial institutions to the Missouri State Treasurer’s
Office after five years of non-payment from the owner. Proceeds
from the auction will be held in perpetuity until claimed by the rightful
owners or their heirs. In
July, Treasurer Fitzpatrick announced the Unclaimed Property Division returned
more than $50 million to Missourians during the most recent fiscal year, a
record-breaking amount. Unclaimed Property can be
searched and claimed by visiting ShowMeMoney.com. Follow the Treasurer’s Office on Twitter,
Facebook, and Instagram @motreasurer. ###
