Finding Money with a Mark
Question
My son found a banknote (20 shekels) inside a plastic bag. Is he obligated to announce this?
Answer
Dear …!
If he found it in a place where the majority are Jews, he is obligated to announce it, because it has a mark and the owner does not despair to find it.
Source
Tractate Baba Metzia 24b; Shulchan Aruch, section Choshen Mishpat 262:20
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