A wealthy Nebraska father who didn’t trust banks and believed an American collapse was just around the corner, hid nearly two tons of silver and gold coins "under our beds, in the kitchen cupboards, up in the attics, in the bottom of dresser drawers, in holes in the ground," writes daughter Alison Johnson.
Alison tells her true life story in a book called "The Eleventh Hour Can’t Last Forever."
She recounts how her father hid more than $1.5 million worth of coins and how "his blind absorption in amassing wealth" created an array of family problems.
A glimpse into her father’s obsession is gleaned in listening to Alison talk to Nebraska’s 6 News.
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