I was surfing the net this week, when I found a post about funny, cute, and weird things found in books. Whether it be at a garage sale, or in a library book, a previous owner or reader of the book had used something special or different to mark their page.
Check some of them out:

Abe Books
Messy Nessy Chic
Buzz Feed

Why was I looking for stuff about hidden book treasures?
I have my own story to tell.

One afternoon while sitting in a school library, I had a box of new books at my feet.  I was visiting from Beattie & Forbes Booksellers and had just shown the librarian through the selection I had for the month.

While she went to check something on her computer, I picked up a book at random and absently ran my thumb across the pages, flicking through it while I waited. To my surprise, I saw something as the pages flicked by - and this is what I found.
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Who left it there? I never found out of course.
I still have this note which I keep in my office, and I still have the $5 Australian Dollars which is worth much more to me as a good luck charm than the $ worth.