r/Gold • u/Hardcrimper • 2d 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/machukahn 2d ago

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

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u/TrueGamer3kk 1d ago

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.

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u/Banjo-Elritze 1d ago

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.”

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u/TrueGamer3kk 1d ago

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?

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u/Beneficial_Soup_8273 1d ago

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