Of course the government has the treasure! I would never trust the government with anything.
I once lost the diamond out of my engagement ring while moving items from the washer to the dryer. I had no idea one of the prongs was messed up. Out came my diamond, and I heard it ping around the barrel. I was running late for a camping weekend, and I was busy getting everyone’s clothes ready for the weekend.
I told my husband what happened and his solution was to hire a plumber to look for the diamond. I said no way. Do you think you’d report finding a lost diamond?
So no more laundry was done until we checked out a book from the library about how to take apart a washing machine, and put it back together, which we successfully did. Alas, no diamond was found anywhere.
Several months later I realized I had never looked around the dryer. Found a yard stick and probed under the dryer, back and forth a few times. Out popped my diamond covered in dust bunnies!
All I ever find in the dryer is loose change..................
“Of course the government has the treasure!” I’ve heard that the first thing Uncle Sam does when invading a country is head to its central bank vaults and remove (i.e., steal) the gold. I wonder if it’s true . . .
Did you tell the FBI?
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.