MAN IN FRANCE DIGGING UP GARDEN TO MAKE A POOL DISCOVERS BURIED FORTUNE IN GOLD
I made a joke the other day to a contractor about digging the foundation for a pool in my backyard. And while I would like a pool -which really means my kids would really like a pool- they are really, really expensive. Especially an in-ground pool with all the bells and whistles you’d want to make it worthwhile. But man, worth is kind of a key word when it comes to having a pool. And then I heard about a man in France who was digging out a foundation for a pool in what had been his garden. For him, the expense was more than worth the effort! Because he literally found a buried fortune in gold.
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THIS GOLD FORTUNE ISN’T ARCHEOLOGICAL, AND LUCKY MAN IN FRANCE GETS TO KEEP IT ALL
Usually, people in many places around the world who find buried treasure don’t actually get to keep it. And I get it; history is important, and archeological discoveries are all worth more than their weight in “gold” for what they can teach us. But not this time! This time, a very fortunate man in France gets to keep every penny of the gold fortune he found that had been buried, hidden, in his garden for years. Because it wasn’t archeological! But it certainly is historic for a man who made a huuuuge profit starting to build his pool.
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THE GOLD FORTUNE BELONGED TO THE PROPERTY’S PREVIOUS OWNER, WHO PASSED AWAY
It was the council of Neuville-sur-Saone who decided this lucky man gets to keep his fortune in gold. And by fortune, we’re talking about gold bars and coins that altogether are worth about $800,000. The man made his discovery back in May, and quickly notified local authorities of the find. But it turns out that the gold belonged to the previous owner of the property, and owned the gold legally and had it melted down into bars 15-20 years ago. That person has since passed away, and no one has any idea how, why or when the gold bars and coins were buried there.
Now, I’m wondering if digging up my backyard for a pool isn’t such a bad idea, after all.
