60/40 CURRENT owner, and the contractor. 60% = $96000, if someone found the money and GAVE IT TO YOU, i think 40% would be fair. as for the original homeowners, they're dead. ...........enough said.
finders keepers? thats stealing in this specific case cdbs. lets say i'm fixing your kitchen, and i find 10 bricks of gold dated pre-1800. so i say its mine b/c 'finders keepers?' no.