but rather looking through my Metamask wallets. And I didn't find a twenty, or even a fifty - I found some Ethereum.

From what I remember my dad had a small box with coin collection. I tried to find it multiple times after his death but was not successful. I wonder what those coins would be worth now. Perhaps it would be the same as with his post stamps collection- worth much less than I expected. Or perhaps it would be worth thousands... Well I guess it doesn't matter because I can't find the damn box anyway.

Congrats on your findings and successful negotiation. Hive is climbing up. Perhaps it will reach a few dollars by the end of the year and your problems will be more or less solved...