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Coin hidden in 1971 earns finder free pint of beer
The coin was taped to a business card which named David Judd
A woman has claimed a free pint of beer after finding a coin and a mysterious message hidden in the wall of her house.
The card, discovered by Ellie Mead in Bicester, Oxfordshire, revealed the cache was left there in 1971 by electrician David Judd, who promised "one pint best beer if penny returned".
A Facebook appeal traced his daughter, Helen Russell, who revealed he was now aged 92, living in Devon and happy to honour the offer.
She said: "I do know that there are others all over the place but he won't tell me exactly where."
Finder Ellie Mead (left) used Facebook to trace Helen Russell (right)
She said her father hid the coins while working as an electrical contractor in properties around the town, although Mead's home was one he actually lived in.
"It started off as a little bit of a joke, just to leave something to say 'I've been here'," she said.
"I don't think he ever really expected anybody to find anything at all."
A message on the back of the business card promised "one pint best beer if penny (1945) returned"