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July 31, 2006: Rare Bible Found in Trash
"And a recent visit rewarded his curiosity: He said he discovered a 188-year-old King James Bible."
"Now he’s fending off offers approaching $1,000 for the find."
“'I go up there all the time to drop off my household trash, and there it was,'Hoskins told the Danville Register & Bee. “There were three or four boxes of books leaning up against the concrete wall behind the Dumpsters. I found the Bible in four pieces, put them together and took it home.'"
