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The tiniest state capital in the United States, is the Vermont city of Montpelier. It is also the country's biggest maker of maple syrup and the state is also home to Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream company. Ben Cohen and Jerry Greenfield first opened shop in Burlington, Vermont on May 5, 1978 and the company's headquarters presently call Waterbury home. According to a recent press release from the Treasury Dept., it appears that the New England state has something even more sweet to offer besides ice cream and maple syrup and it is in Treasurer Jeb Spaulding's office – Vermont unclaimed money.

The state currently has about 42 million dollars in VT unclaimed funds that belongs to around 200,000 Vermonters. Forgotten financial assets in the possession of banks and other financial establishments are handed over to the State Treasury Department after a specified period of 'dormancy'.

The state will then hold on to the lost funds and financial assets for safekeeping until the true owners step forward to claim them. By law, the government is required to make efforts in locating residents who are owed cash and Treasurer Spaulding has actually been able to reunite some of the unclaimed funds in VT with their jubilant owners.

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