Good of them to have done the right thing rather than, say, melt them down or sell them to a black market dealer.
Is the picture real? Obviously it is posed, but the box and coins look to shiny to have been buried, even if wrapped, for decades.
They did the “right thing”? Show your work.
First, only an idiot would melt them down. Coins are self-authenticating to a large degree. Once melted, they are no longer collectible coins, which in some circumstances have a value far and away higher than the gold content. Then, the blobs of good have to be assayed. They are basically a pig in a poke at that point. No Bueno.
Further there is no “black market” required for selling coins. They are saleable everywhere, up front and above board in the “white market”.
They did the “right thing”? Show your work.
First, only an idiot would melt them down. Coins are self-authenticating to a large degree. Once melted, they are no longer collectible coins, which in some circumstances have a value far and away higher than the gold content. Then, the blobs of good have to be assayed. They are basically a pig in a poke at that point. No Bueno.
Further there is no “black market” required for selling coins. They are saleable everywhere, up front and above board in the “white market”.