Three Men Battle the FBI Over Buried Civil War Gold. ‘Stuff Just Doesn’t Add Up.’...Treasure hunters are aiming to prove there were tons of loot in the ground in Pennsylvania—and that the government took it

Wall Street Journal ^ | Aug. 5, 2023 8:58 pm ET | By Kris Maher

[Red Badger]

Socks bet sucked into a Black Hole that is attached to every dryer ever sold.

That’s what that long metal tube is for.................

[SunkenCiv]

:^) That *would* be a great name for a Biden-era agency.

[Leaning Right]

> I would think that something needs to be admitted/announced in order to give reason as to why you suddenly have this gold/money. <

You raise an interesting point, ferret. Let’s say I find a hoard of Union gold. And I put some of it up for sale at an auction house. The FBI is alerted.

FBI agent: Where did you get that all that gold?
Me: It was passed down through the family. That’s all I know.

What would the FBI’s next move be? What could they do?

Side note: I don’t think FDR’s gold confiscation act applies. Because if it did, no one in the United States could own old gold coins today. And many people do, coin collectors especially.

[metmom]

Betcha most of it ended up in someone’s pockets.

No way all those guys honestly turned in every coin.

[Notthemomma]

No, the treasure hunters know that. They’re just trying to get the finder’s fee for helping with the recovery of gov. property (some percentage).

[Red Badger]

[FamiliarFace]

LOL, you already know the answer to your question.

[woodbutcher1963]

I hope you added it to the scheduled items on your home owners insurance policy.

My wife's wedding ring has two emerald in it. Lost one. Popped out never found it. The insurance paid to replace with no deductible.

[Red Badger]

Of course they didn’t.

Just like illegal drug hauls, the amount taken is never the true amount taken..............

[redfreedom]

Reminds me of the old prospector (in westerns) that hobbles into town with his mule and brags to everyone of his rich gold strike. And later has the mine stolen or he got dead.

[Bob434]

yeah it was a pretty bizarre3 story- was kinda fascinating htough if it was true that the gold was in there-

[Red Badger]

[Sacajaweau]

https://www.imdb.com/title/tt5093474/

[Red Badger]

Is that a ‘southern’ version of Oak Island?...................

[Sacajaweau]

They surly should have dug for it. The fact that they didn't....makes me very...very, very....suspicious.

I've done a bit of exploring...man...if we hit something....we dug and dug until we found it.

[Sacajaweau]

Kinda seems like it. I’d like to see his 1099’s.

[Bloody Sam Roberts]

Don’t dig up the whole thing. Work it out in small amounts. Or stash it elsewhere and work out a long term plan. But don’t tell the flippin’ FBI.

[Red Badger]

I stopped watching that show after the first year. They dig and dig and dig and never find anything........................

[Redleg Duke]

If Xiden is re-elected or his replacement is, expect that the government will make owning gold again illegal and force us to turn in everything except $100 worth of jewelry for fiat folding money.

[ferret_airlift]

In general, I’d be more concerned about the IRS. The only way the FBI would come into it is if they claimed it was Government gold. An army payroll, or some such.