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18-Year-Old Student Worker Finds €9 Million Gold Treasure During Sewer Work in Belgium, Then Reports It to Police (peakd.com)

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[–] Darkassassin07@lemmy.ca 27 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Kid's gonna regret that the rest of his life...

[–] Actionschnils@feddit.org 9 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Depends on. In Germany for example, you get a "Finderlohn" (Finders Reward) for Reporting your find. You would get at least about 3% of the total summ. Sometimes its more. I would assume Belgium has something likewise.

If you think about the troubles of transferring probably illegal gold into money without raising attention, its worth a thought.

[–] KSPAtlas@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 weeks ago* (last edited 2 weeks ago)

AFAIK in the UK all treasure legally belongs to the crown, so Germany have it better lol