Boy finds $ 5 bill floating in the sea and sells it for $ 755 | The State

A seven year old boy stumbled upon a small fortune after finding an old $ 5 New Zealand bill (about $ 3.59) floating in the ocean, which will now sell for $ 755 (about $ 542.49) in an auction.

Zayne Hinton was swimming at Sumner Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand when he came across the… https://t.co/UAMUoqrGeQ via @MailOnline

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“I walked over and saw the old $ 5 bill, but I didn’t know it was an old $ 5 bill because it was just something orange floating aroundGeorge said.

The boy, named Zayne Hinton, was swimming at Sumner Beach in Christchurch, New Zealand, when he came across the ticket. His father, Brad Hinton, suggested that he post it on the TradeMe auction website, as the man expected his son to make about $ 10.

To his surprise, it turned out that the banknote generated great interest from the public for its curious history, and They even offered up to $ 755 New Zealand dollars for him.

Seeing that he would have so much money for his discovery, Zayne immediately began to imagine what he could buy with the money.

“He thought he would have the power to buy whatever he wanted. He loves motorcycles, so he thought he could get a two-stroke motorcycle and the mansion to go with it, ”said his mother, Phillipa, according to the Daily Mail.

In the end, the little one had 24 bids and the auction ended on Friday, January 22, at 8:32 p.m.