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<\/p>\nThe two-year-old girl received a chocolate egg as a gift, but she did not eat it, she decided to keep it. <\/p>\n
A few decades later, his descendants discovered the hidden sweetness and found that now this Easter egg could make them rich.<\/p>\n
This girl’s name was Lillian Metcliffe, she lived in Derbyshire, England. At Easter in 1924, Lilian received a small souvenir from her aunt: a chocolate egg with a toy inside.<\/p>\n
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The chocolate egg remained intact even during World War II, when hunger could drive people to do different things.<\/p>\n
Lilian’s relatives claim that the woman only took out the egg on Easter, in honor of the holiday, and then <\/p>\n
carefully put it back in the box. And when Lillian moved to another city or even another country, the egg traveled with her.<\/p>\n
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Lilian passed away in 2019, and the sweet souvenir, which the woman kept all her life, was found only two years later. <\/p>\n
Her relatives came to Metcliffe’s house to collect the rest of her belongings and found the very box <\/p>\n
that Lillian kept under the bed. The relatives immediately gave the chocolate egg for examination.<\/p>\n
It should be noted that the egg was preserved in excellent condition. A decorative wrapper with a floral pattern remained on it, the chocolate was intact, and a chrysalis was spread inside.<\/p>\n
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Auction house owner Charles Hanson appraised the find and offered a minimum bid of \u00a3300. At the same time, the man is sure that knowledgeable collectors will <\/p>\n