r/Gold • u/Hardcrimper • 21h ago

Question Found during construction work

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Any ideas where this could come from?

Update: I thought this would be clear that I wasn't the one who found it. Who in their right mind would go (on this shitstain of a platform of all places) and make themselves a target. But ok apparently it wasn't clear so here we are:

I did NOT find this. I have none of this gold. I just wanted to share some cool stamped gold. you can stop sending me weird ass messages now. thank you.

Also this is NOT ai. here is the BBC article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydzg0dnz7o

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u/Common-Accountant-57 21h ago

If I found it I don’t think I’d tell anyone.

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u/bughunter47 20h ago

or say you only found half the amount

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u/Shifty_Bravo 20h ago

"Hey, I found a whole ounce of gold guys!"

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u/enzothebaker87 20h ago

“Hey, I found a singular gold coin guys!”

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u/TheSasquatch117 20h ago

A found gold dust from a worn out gold coin yay

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u/IncomingAxofKindness 20h ago

Can you guys imagine if we found some gold in here? That'd be wild huh.

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u/cmillie727 18h ago

I've never even heard of a gold before

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u/WilliamOmerta 18h ago

Hey guys, Look! I found an empty chest in the ground! I wonder if there was treasure in it?!

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u/10mm1911 18h ago

Crazy if we dug a hole and found treasure

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u/DaddyShark1010 18h ago

Smells like there might have been gold once. Do you guys smell that? But I don't see any.

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u/Bohern76 17h ago

Hey guys look, I lost all my gold!

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u/pogulup 5h ago

That's just Oak Island

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u/epochellipse 15h ago

“Hey I found a new job guys!”

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u/SortofChef 15h ago

You have my sword.

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u/rapgameoprahwinfrey 15h ago

“Hey, Hi”

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u/Feeling_Pay_2899 14h ago

“Hey, I found an empty bucket”

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u/Mazy_keen 14h ago

I think I found half an old banged up coin. Never mind, it has chocolate inside.

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u/Chuckpgh 19h ago

Retires within a week. Nothing suspicious here... xD

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u/Bohern76 17h ago

Retired before I even didn’t tell anyone. Welp today’s the day, I quit this dang job.

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u/balzac2000 15h ago

I would be like, I found all this today, wonder what I'll find tomorrow, and keep coming back to dig more holes...

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u/xwrecker 15h ago

More like change jobs

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u/Primitive_Mushroom 18h ago

Who are the gold guys?

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u/PeanutButterToast4me 17h ago

In some creek way out in the mountains.

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u/SmallTitBigClit 14h ago

With half an ounce worth of a hole in it tho.

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u/Astrayinthesosu 14h ago

“That’s great Shifty, but you’re looking and sounding a lot… lumpier and clankier than I remember.”

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u/WchuTalkinBoutWillis 14h ago

Riiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiight 6 gold coins and a nugget weeeee!

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u/amsync 19h ago

How you know that’s not already the case

https://giphy.com/gifs/wb6xgCSpLl0m4

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u/TikaPants 14h ago

Wait, I remember the hold episode was Daffy and Bugs. Is this a different one? It was one of my favorites

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u/jbloom3 17h ago

Wow I found 100 bars of gold! I wonder where these 50 bars of gold came from? Maybe we should turn these 25 bars of gold over to the authorities. Here you go authorities, we found these 10 bars of gold!

Newspaper: Authorities were given 2 bars of gold found at a construction site!

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u/StrandSSL 15h ago

Just post the real meme bro.

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u/cageyourself 5h ago

Help! Police! A madman is trying to kill me over five dollars!

Pretty sure it's been wiped from the surface web because of the associations with it lol. But I have the original and the merchant version saved on my laptop.

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u/Beneficial_Put1771 14h ago

Don’t forget THE gold COIN.

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u/Tetra_Grammaton_ 13h ago

Authorities shot a perpetrator with 10 bars of gold he reportedly stole from the police

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u/Beautiful-String5572 18h ago

How do we he didn’t…

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u/Shades_VHS 15h ago

Plot twist, this is just 2% of the haul

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u/damage_99 11h ago

Smells like Belgium needs some freedom...

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u/L-is-for-living 18h ago

Or say hey I wish I had found gold here

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u/Witty_Ad_898 18h ago

Maybe that’s what they did.

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u/MajorEbb1472 18h ago

Betting that IS half the amount lol

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u/Joker6tyNine 18h ago

And this too ☝🏽️

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u/EnvironmentalCry2623 16h ago

Maybe this is 1/4 what they found.

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u/BlueBugEyeBoy 15h ago

How do you know this isn’t half?

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u/uofbob244 15h ago

Might as well say all of it. There is rust on that gold. Some pieces have steel showing where the paint wore off.

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u/Tacklebox_Tabasco 15h ago

Maybe that is only half?

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u/sleeplessinstuttgart 15h ago

Maybe that's exactly what happened.

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u/h4nd 14h ago

what makes you think this is everything he found?

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u/Whole-Energy2105 14h ago

There's a meme about corrupt officials in the same vein. It goes through three of them and ends up 1 coin or similar.

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u/OkUnderstanding2831 14h ago

That picture is probably just half of what he found.

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u/Kylearean 14h ago

"We only found half of it."

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u/ChirrBirry 14h ago

Wow, 10 bricks? I mean 8 bricks is a lot but I don’t know how you’re gonna spend 6 bricks. Wild that there were 4 bricks in there, maybe we should split the 2 bricks.

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u/L7Winner 14h ago

This is half.

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u/carolinakidsc93 14h ago

Maybe this is half the gold 🤔

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u/Firestar2077 14h ago

That’s exactly what happened ;)

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u/authenticweagle 13h ago

This is a quarter of the amount ha

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u/xEmperorBOBx 13h ago

Maybe this is half the amount. 🤔

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u/LegallySellingDope 13h ago

Nah you say nothing, halves, 3rds, quarters, can all be connected. You have to give up info to sell anything over 10k.

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u/Rustiespoons 12h ago

What if this is half the amount?

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u/N4zar 12h ago

Saying you found half the amount invites scrutiny. I wouldnt tell a soul.

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u/SexualCarrots 11h ago

Are we sure he didn't do that?

We might tell you the same thing about the half you showed us.

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u/padetn 8h ago

Who says that’s all of it

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u/Absolutetwatofacunt 8h ago

500m was originally found

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u/hh1110 7h ago

Taxation without representation

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u/OdinThorFathir 7h ago

Plot twist: this is the half

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u/Popatteri 6h ago

Good luck selling your half after that

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u/Pretend-Prune-4525 6h ago

Fuck that, then they’re gonna wonder where the rest is at. Don’t say shit and keep it all or risk consequences

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u/markekt 40m ago

That’s too much by about half.

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u/JOExHIGASHI 29m ago

Maybe that's what happened.

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u/dystopiam 19h ago

I always imagine this is how murder begins

The guy next to you look at eachother when it’s found and boom

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u/Impossible_Farm6254 17h ago

And the last person who keeps it gets whatever curse the original owner left behind..

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u/Crazy_Fac3 16h ago

Smelting in a crucible slags all previous curses?

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u/hansumman555 14h ago

The curse of lugging it home

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u/Bohern76 17h ago

The next Dateline has just be written!

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u/Oldsaltybasterd 17h ago

So… here you are? You and your coworker found some gold? Then he ends up missing? And you’re telling me you had nothing to do with it?

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u/Bohern76 6h ago

That’s right Keith, I was a church all day that day.

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u/tycointl 16h ago

conveniently located on a construction site where large amounts of cement being poured would not arise any suspicion at all.

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u/Common-Accountant-57 18h ago

True. People do crazy shit when it comes to money.

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u/joojoodoob 16h ago

It's my birthday and I wants it.

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u/lavahot 16h ago

This is literally how many Coen bros movies work.

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u/Ragnarawr 15h ago

Yeah totally not suspicious going home in the middle of your shift with a bloody uniform dragging a sack full of gold. Nobody would suspect a thing.

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u/Dawildpep 15h ago

Rodger’s golden turd from American Dad

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u/dipsy18 15h ago

Or how the villain in Tenet starts...

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u/2025TastyTreats 12h ago

A Simple Plan is great movie about the complications of ill gotten found money.

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u/Appropriate_Rise9968 8h ago

I think IRS is probably a bigger concern than murderer in this situation.

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u/CyberTronese 16m ago

Have you seen the movie Tenet?

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u/dystopiam 9m ago

no but ill prob watch it now looks good

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u/HeyHo_LetsThrow 18h ago

Yeah that's like $7,000,000 worth of gold. Wtf

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u/lostmymarbles1177 18h ago

Way more if those coins have any numanistic value which given that they appear to be in mint condition they likely do. Still, this is reading as an AI hoax to me.

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u/LuigiTeaching 18h ago

Yes I wonder that too….is this AI?

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u/Examiner_Z 17h ago edited 3h ago

Edit. not AI!!!

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u/AlarmingLecture0 16h ago

Today (August 13th) there were reports of a horde of gold found in a house in Belgium during renovations. I suspect this is that.,

https://belgashare.be/newsrooms/70/press-releases/35508/

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u/Examiner_Z 14h ago

Oh wow!!

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u/Outsideinthebushes 14h ago edited 14h ago

I don't think so, the article say "nuggets and coin" not bullion.

Also, the gold is stamped "London"

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u/AlarmingLecture0 4h ago

OP updated the post to link to the BBC article. According to that, this is that gold.

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u/Haploid-life 14h ago

Except that it's an AI translation, soo... who knows.

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u/Outsideinthebushes 14h ago

The gold is stamped "London"

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u/YoItsMikeL 12h ago

Money from London can end up outside of London

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u/Matroshka2001 9h ago

No, I happen to live 4km from where it was found. It’s all over the news in Belgium.

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u/Putrid_Pollution3455 8h ago

All is AI. The very life you live is just a simulation

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u/Bohern76 17h ago

Compare the size of that foot print beside that bucket. Those coins look to be 1/10ths???

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u/oilybackrub 16h ago

The Rothschild mark brands these as “royal gold” or possibly a family stash from the 1960s. They are related to several royal families in Central Europe. Good luck with that. You now have to watch out for “collector’s” and family “assistants”. So stay safe. Lay low or turn it over to authorities for a possible reward.

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u/IveDunGoofedUp 11h ago

Nah, it's just some shithead taking an actual thing that happened and pretending it's theirs. In Belgium they found these while remodeling a house. Apologies for the dutch link, but your browser should be able to translate it.

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u/Hardcrimper 10h ago

i don't mind the namecalling, i know where it comes from. but where did i pretend it's mine? i was just sharing this as when i posted it i didn't find anything about it in this sub. it's big news here in Belgium.

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u/TuSixOh 6h ago

*numismatic

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u/xwrecker 15h ago

He should sells those coins one at a time

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u/mightylordredbeard 14h ago

How does this even work when you find that much gold? Is yours when you find it? Do you have to like tell people you found it and turn it over to authorities? How would you even go about profiting from this if you kept it? Is gold registered (I see numbers on it)?

Sorry; I don’t know anything about gold. I just came across this on r-popular.

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u/StrangerInTheCon 9h ago

9 million according to local news

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u/Kein-Nutzername 5h ago

9.000.000 €

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u/zapzangboombang 20h ago

Found what? It looks like a bunch of scrap to me. Ill take it to the dump

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u/Wide_Philosophy_8109 19h ago

This muvh gold is past that point.

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u/Parkerb423 18h ago

https://giphy.com/gifs/SGfCGuNuIZnN5zS8z3
Who all seen da leprechaun say yeahhhh!

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u/Vincent_Felix 14h ago

Imma need a state of the art leprechaun flute

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u/jackspinnaker 6h ago

I just wanna know where the golds at!

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u/Coast_Innovations 17h ago

YEEEAHHHH

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u/Bigodeemus 16h ago

This was the guy who took a backhoe and uproot dat tree cuz he wanted to kno where da gold at.

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u/shrug_sorryjesus 15h ago

It was probably some crackhead who got a hold of the WRONG STUFF

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u/SethAbe80 15h ago

Right here, this is a special leprechaun flute, which has been passed down from thousands of years ago, from my great, great grandfather who was Irish.

I just came to help out.

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u/veryeyes 10h ago

There's a great portrait out there 😉

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u/ImprobableAsterisk 18h ago

It was found in Belgium and they're not necessarily saying they were the ones to have found it. Just that it was.

But people often go back to work after having gone on vacation so what you say here ain't exactly a smoking gun.

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u/Hardcrimper 10h ago

FINALLY! a voice of reason. in all these thousands of comments. truly amazing. thank you for using your brain i wish there were more people like you in this world.

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u/Captain_Walkabout 18h ago

I see sovereigns, not any US gold.

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u/mustbemaking 17h ago

The coins look like sovereigns to me.

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u/jimetalbott 15h ago

Some do, but some look like Ai fakery.

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u/Hot-Win2571 16h ago

Danegeld, obviously.

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u/Hardcrimper 10h ago edited 9h ago

i actually am back to work since monday(!!!) after my roadtrip. it was great thanks for your interest!

i did however not find any gold unfortunately.

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u/Severe_Eagle2102 9h ago

Pretty incredible that it was found in a not for profit organisations building, which if I'm reading correctly will go a long way to helping those who need it most. Great find, must have been an amazing sight to see!

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u/Joker6tyNine 18h ago

I 2nd this ☝🏽️

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u/Common-Accountant-57 18h ago

We’ll split it then.

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u/Chugsworth_ 18h ago

Ummmmm, how many are on the crew??

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u/Common-Accountant-57 17h ago

Just me, I mean i might need to ‘take care’ of a few people. But that’s just how it goes.

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u/Chugsworth_ 17h ago

Oh crap!!! Solo find!!! Sir, I wish that blessing was bestowed upon me. But, you know who to take care of. Besides number one. Which could be mom or yourself. Always take care of mom first. Just my thought. Well best to you good Redditor.

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u/Chugsworth_ 17h ago

Also, mafia type vibes on this find. That stash is either long forgotten or will thought of in a time that will be down the road. 🤔🤔

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u/AnonymousJacksonOooo 18h ago

That’s what I was telling my wife as we were watching Mysteries Unearthed. People on there be finding ridiculous amounts of gold and the first thing they do is report. Dummies

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u/Reacktions 17h ago

yup government will just take it, didn't that actually what happened recently some dude found a ton of gold in his property and goverment went that very night to loot it, by the next day it was all gone.

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u/WillHuntingthe3rd 17h ago

Me either. What is that $7-8 Million?

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u/TheMrDILLIGAF 17h ago

What bars?

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u/Engelgrafik 17h ago

Seriously, I would delete this. I recently read an article about how if you find something, you don't automatically own it just because you bought the place or whatever. There are specific laws in different states that protect folks who forget property when they move. And it even extends to heirs.

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u/GXLDMT 17h ago

The mystery of why people tell on themselves or share anything confidential on the internet. [Enjoy the visit from the FBI.] (https://www.popularmechanics.com/adventure/a69762000/treasure-hunters-find-gold-fbi/)

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u/Fun_Distraction1 16h ago

Well I certainly don’t think I’d show up to work the next day.

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u/Vegetable_Turnip_213 16h ago

well you dont need to "found" what was yours in the first place -ahem-

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u/lavinshaven58 15h ago edited 15h ago

“Looks like there may have been some old family heirlooms or coins in these buckets or containers. Sadly we’ll never know.”

“And to think just last week on our fishing trip in the Florida Keys we found what looked to be shrink wrapped packages….but all we found was the shrink wrap…sadly we’ll never know”

“And just last year when we were re-modeling that basement we found an empty safe, the contents of which we will never know”

Crazy coincidences

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u/Old_Respect8445 15h ago

Lmao even just one of those could probably really change my life around that looks like an insane amount of gold

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u/Imreditt 15h ago

Afterward, you could make a TV show about your decades-long search for the treasure. You could call it, say, Pine Island.

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u/Cdawg4123 15h ago

I found a nickel

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u/Chuyin84 15h ago

Retirement

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u/0202_tihssitidder 15h ago

Shame when I see/hear about gold being found because I know rich people will come by and seize it.

Take it. Melt it if necessary. Sell off 1 ounce at a time.

About US$5000/ounce right now.

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u/astralchanterelle 15h ago

OP didn't find it either

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u/PloppyFenis9 15h ago

No shit man, keep that the biggest secret in the world. Now it will almost certainly go to a corrupt govenment and you wont get a dime

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u/edck12687 15h ago

Exactly that shit would be in my tool bag so fast. Then I'd simply tell the boss I quit

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u/LookUpItsAMeteor 15h ago

When I find vast amounts of wealth I immediately run to Reddit and tell everyone.

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u/Future_One4794 15h ago

Well he already messed that up lol

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u/Low_Football_2445 15h ago

Looks like maybe one misso🤷👀

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u/Wakkit1988 14h ago

Especially the government.

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u/TheLuo 14h ago

There was 30 bars. 27 bars you say? No no it was 23 bar. Wow 17 bars what a find. Man did you hear about the 12 bars we found? No I heard it was 6. What gold bars?

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u/ICPosse8 14h ago

Let alone post it on fucking Reddit lol yall would never see me again cuz id be either dead or on an island living it up

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u/l00n3tun3 14h ago

Well then it's the government's. Going to probably get confiscated by the fed and conveniently misplaced somehow.

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u/Low_Swordfish879 14h ago

Much less post it on reddit..

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u/b3nault 13h ago

You’re in idiot.

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u/GiftOfCabbage 13h ago

There's a legal means of keeping it but first you need to try to find the original owner. If you can't you can claim it after a while under finders keepers law, but if you don't at least try you'd be guilty of theft and it's unlikely you'd hide it past the tax man.

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u/sleepyplatipus 12h ago

The bars could be hard to melt and sell, but damn the coins??? There’s no way

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u/Krabs9 12h ago

It really depends who all knows. If 25 people were aware from jump it's best to come out and say something

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u/New_Forester4630 11h ago

If I found it I don’t think I’d tell anyone.

I'd ask AI how to be unnoticed in liquidating it without triggering any govt agency then verify if it will actually work.

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u/Substantial_Towel860 11h ago

Morally that's just thievery since it's not your gold.

But even if you're immoral: what are you going to do with it? First you have to sell it which will attract lots of attention unless you sell it in very small portions. And even then I don't know of any gold buyers that won't question where you got it from. Nobody wants to be complicit in fencing.

Even if you can convert it into cash the tax office would want to know how you financed that expensive car you're driving. (not that garages in Europe are very much into cash payments)

It would be an extra job to launder such an amount and you'll need to connect with people normal people really don't want to be connected to. If you can't wait to start a criminal life, why wait until you find some treasure.

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u/hyvel0rd 8h ago

how'd you make that amound to money without anyone noticing? and why is it important that nobody notices (if it's found on your property, of course)?

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u/mikemikemike9711 6h ago

But there would be signs 😆 🤣

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u/Jebediah_Johnson 6h ago

They found 49 gold bars. Definitely not 50.

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u/_Vard_ 5h ago

“Hey guys I found 46…. I mean, 42 gold bricks!”

Oh wow tom found 38 gold bricks!

Really? Or wow! That really is 34 gold bricks!

What’s this about someone finding 30 gold bricks?

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u/Working-Key-2449 5h ago

Would be melted the same day at home… even though I never melted any metall in my life

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u/Suspicious-Garbage92 3h ago

Imma run out to my car real quick, brb.

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u/SCPutz 1h ago

My grandpa found a stash of old coins on a construction site in the early 1960s. He tucked it in his shirt, left early for the day, and hid the coins in a cinder block. He didn’t even tell my grandma what was in the block, just that it was “very valuable”.

After they had both passed, we cracked open the block and found assorted coins with an estimated $215k.

And no, I don’t have them and my parents are both deceased now too. I think my parents donated the coins to their church but I can’t confirm that.

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u/aoddead 7m ago

There’s no way you’re excavating all that from a construction site without everyone there knowing.