One of the items I went back into the house for on the 3rd day of ash sifting, was a huge jar filled with coins. This was to be our “special treat” fund for our next vacation.
I arrived at the last known location of the jar and didn’t see it. After digging through about a foot of ash and burned wood, I started seeing coins. So with the help of some friends and a shovel we loaded up a bucket full of coins and fire debris.
And after a few hours with a rake and a hose turned this:
pile o' dirty money
Into this:
after 3 hours of cleaning