Man fishes 188-year-old Bible from trash

A Virginia electrician who drops off trash at a dump bin near Danville sometimes browses a bit, and he recently came up with a rare discovery.

Michael Hoskins says he found a 188-year-old King James Bible — and he's turning down offers for it approaching one thousand dollars.

Hoskins tells The Danville Register and Bee that he found the Bible in four pieces, put them together and took it home.

The Bible was printed in Pittsburgh in 1818. It appears to have fire damage and has watermarks on some of its inner pages. According to Hoskins' research, it's one of fewer than a half-dozen copies in existence.

Hoskins says he's had offers of around 900 dollars for the Bible. He says he'll sell "at the right price."

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Amazing what people will throw away, Bet a mom or grandmom died and the kids were cleaning out the house.

last time i went to the beach i fished a purple poka dot panties... ugh.

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I'm not a Mongolian!!

sweet!!!!!

I should've known that you would have that site on your favorites.

Surprised yzf didn't have some rant about how the devil has this guy's soul because he's holding out for the "right price" on this priceless piece of religious history

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"If 4 out of 5 people SUFFER from diarrhea...does that mean that one enjoys it?"

i always enjoy batman's informative super goderator threads.

"Can I really afford one?
Prices start at around $4,000. For less than the cost of a good plasma television set, you could have one of these ancient treasures of Christian history in your home."

lmaoooooooooooooo

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