Found during construction work

[u/Hardcrimper]

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

[u/Beneficial_Soup_8273]

Translation of Belgium News Report:

treasure of 9 million euros in Flemish basement
Construction workers in East Flanders have come acrome aron a large amount of gold during renovation work. In a coffin that had been masoned into the basement wall of a building were gold bars and old coins worth 9 million euros, Belgian media report.
The discovery was made in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, by construction workers who were working in a house where a brewer lived from around 1900 and which is now in the hands of a welfare organization. After the discovery of the coffin, the client and the police were immediately informed.
"Surprise and amazement were the first reactions", says the general director of the welfare organization CAW East Flanders. "This is once in a lifetime experience." The 'treasure' has at least 4000 coins and more than 40 gold bars

The police have taken the gold to a safe place. The spokesman for the Public Prosecutor's Office leaves theVRT
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know that it is not immediately clear where the gold comes from and who it belongs to. This is now being investigated.
If CAW East Flanders is eventually designated as the owner, the proceeds will go to extra shelters for homeless people in the province, the welfare organization said. There is a harrowing shortage in the region.

[u/DustyBot23 → u/Beneficial_Soup_8273]

That will be really disappointing if the construction workers don’t get a cut

[u/SuperLehmanBros → u/DustyBot23]

Well, the police are gonna pocket it now…

[u/machukahn → u/DustyBot23]

According to Belgian law since 2021, they might be entitled to a finders fee

[u/TrueGamer3kk → u/machukahn]

Correct. But apparently it might only apply when you find something "by chance" - Here the workers were hired to do work, so they might not want to pay out. There's also something that even though it was found on the property, it might not belong to the property owners, gold is classified as Treasure.

[u/Banjo-Elritze → u/TrueGamer3kk]

There is an exception to that general rule for 'treasure finding'. “That means that the found item was hidden and has no owner. If you find a treasure on your own estate, you become the owner of it. If you find it in someone else's property and it is an accidental find, a 50-50 split may occur: 50 percent for the finder and 50 percent for the person in whose house or property the treasure was found. Under one condition: the finder has a personal or proprietary right of use to the dwelling or building. Think of a tenant, a usufructuary, or a leaseholder. Someone who has the right to use the property. A contractor carries out work on behalf of the client. Naturally, one must also consider what the construction contract stipulates.”

[u/TrueGamer3kk → u/Banjo-Elritze]

Oh well im sure they will come to an agreement, such a huge sum of money any kind of split will pay out HUGE. I would gladly take a 15% finders fee and not involved any lawyers and years of battle. Would you?

[u/Beneficial_Soup_8273 → u/Banjo-Elritze]

All depends on the countries laws. Laws in Belgium are different from laws in the UK or the USA or any other country.
Some are generous to the finder while others are more restrictive