Gold Coins Worth $341,000 Found Hidden in an Overgrown Field During a Rural Hike

People ^ | May 3, 2025 | Toria Sheffield

[nickcarraway]

[Uncle Miltie]

Did the government confiscate their find?

[null and void]

I saw this and grumbled, ‘Why don’t I ever find something like this?’

Then I heard a voice telling me, ‘Go take a hike!’...

[jerod]

Somebody likely hid their stash from the NAZI’s, who then took them to the nearest death camp. Nobody leaves that much money hidden for too long. So the true owner likely died during the war.

[frank ballenger]

They’re mine. Thank goodness they found where I lost them. Send them back to me now.

[PeterPrinciple]

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gold cig cases still available

[Larry Lucido]

Those are worthless. I used 20 just trying to get a Twix out of a vending machine. No luck!

[EBH]

Just a reminder...

You can’t take it with you.

[DesertRhino]

“The hikers found the treasure in two containers hidden in a man-made wall in an overgrown field in February”

And the morons turned it over to a museum. Unreal stupidity. Those were coins that were common enough they could have sold them here and there. Looks like a WWII era hoard.

[Ge0ffrey]

They also found a note with a single word written on it: “Zihuatanejo.”

[BipolarBob]

is water wet?

[KarlInOhio]

Whose land was it found on?

I can see a few people having claim to the gold. The land owner, descendants of those who stashed it and the finders. None of those are the museum or government.

You don't always have to shoot, but shovel and shut up still apply.

[Texas Eagle]

So that’s where I left them.

[TexasGator]

Ping

[LegendHasIt]

I see what you did there, Red.

[Bobbyvotes]

I once found several quarters and dimes in the bathroom of a beach, I think at age about 8 or 9. My older brother-in-law confiscated the cash saying I probably took it from the drawer in house LOL.

[Retain Mike]

Oh, so true. It should go into a safe deposit box and pass to those few in subsequent generations who are careful with money.

[null and void]

Just a reminder...

You can’t take it with you.

I can't?

Then I'm not going! </Jack Benny>

[Jim Noble]

Those coins are worth a great deal more than $341,000.

[ProtectOurFreedom]

Darn!! Why doesn’t that happen to us?