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Kentucky Unclaimed Property Auction: How It Works, Next Sale & Where to Bid

Who runs Kentucky's unclaimed safe-deposit-box auction, how often it happens, where to bid, and how to check whether something is yours before it sells. Status: no sale announced. Sources checked Oct 19, 2026.

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Who runs it

Who runs Kentucky's unclaimed property auction

State office
Kentucky State Treasury, Unclaimed Property Division ↗
Auctioneer / platform
Not named
How often
Not published.

Banks deliver unclaimed box contents to the Treasury, which checks the coins and paper money against the bank's inventory and secures the property in its vault. A state regulation (20 KAR 1:060) covers the reporting, safekeeping and liquidation of box contents.

Sources: 20 KAR 1:060 (safe deposit boxes) ↗ · Kentucky Treasury: Unclaimed Property ↗

Past sales

Past Kentucky sales

We haven't confirmed a dated past sale for Kentucky on an official page yet.

Before it's sold

Check whether an item is yours first

If you or a relative had a safe-deposit box in Kentucky, search Kentucky Treasury's official unclaimed property search ↗ before the sale. Claims are free, and you don't need to pay a finder. MissingMoney.com ↗ searches many states at once.

If an item has already been sold, the proceeds are usually held for the owner; check the state office above for its rules. How claiming works.

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