Posted on 09/07/2021 2:00:54 PM PDT by Sawdring
Builders discovered a stash of 239 gold coins at a manor in northwestern France which could earn up to 300,000 euros ($356,490) at auction later this month.
The three craftsmen found the treasure while working on the restoration of a house in Plozévet, Brittany, in the coastal area of Bigouden in 2019, according to a press release from auctioneers Deloys ahead of the sale. The property had been purchased by a couple in 2012.
(Excerpt) Read more at cnn.com ...
Who blabbed?
$1,500.00 per coin? Was the gold content poor?
“The mansion itself was constructed in the 13th century and would have been owned by a family of affluent merchants or farmers, with the identity of the last known occupants stemming from the 18th century.”
17th century preppers?
"Oh! That's a national treasure! It's not yours!"
If I were doing the demo/excavation this would not be a story and I would never be doing any more excavations.
Shut up and dig all night.
Thanks, I must have sped red past that paragraph.
Curious why the workers get half.
I wonder if the owners were victims of the Reign of Terror during the French Revolution?
I wouldn’t tell a soul.
That’s my money andI can identify it. There’s 238, no, make that 239 pieces and they’re all gold colored.
Ohhhhh…..
That’s where I left those.
Are you stupid?
From the article: “ The mansion itself was constructed in the 13th century.”
shoulda kept their mouth shut, or at least said they found it on the beach...
When my grandfather passed away 50 years ago my uncle found several jars of cash squirreled away in various places in the cellar.
How do these countries convince the folks that they don’t get to keep what they find? (Meaning the rightful owner of the property)
“Oh! That’s a national treasure! It’s not yours!”
My wife’s grandparents passed away. Her mom sold the family farm as is to a big developer. I was out of town on a long project or I would have flown across the country to scour the property.
Her grandfather would hide money in all sorts of weird places. Fixing a light switch and there would be 10 $100 bills folded up in the gap! Etc. And who knows what might have been stashed in the old garage and barn. Both in stashed cash and just cool old antiques.
I wonder if the developer would have searched around? Maybe look for a big find in the barn, but I’m guessing they just demolished everything with an excavator and loaded up the trucks with it all.
“$1,500.00 per coin? Was the gold content poor?”
The average weight of these coins must be far less than an ounce, otherwise the melt value would be at least $430k.
These are small coins that are being valued based on their rarity, not just their gold content.
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