I left my heart in the Sierra Madre
this post was submitted on 17 Aug 2026
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Damm, I would never have found those 3 million euros in gold
49 bars
Hmm, interesting number to store.
Ok I turned in the 44 gold bars I found
Thank you for turning in those 39 bars I will make sure we find the owner.
Kid's gonna regret that the rest of his life...
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.
AFAIK in the UK all treasure legally belongs to the crown, so Germany have it better lol
Not sure what I'd do here. When younger I probably would also have reported it. Now, I'd take it, and donate a ton of it to medical research or pet hostpials idk. Its doubtful the rich asshole hoarding it was going to do anything good with it.
When younger I'd have reported the 9M euro found. As an adult I would have reported the 8M euro found.
It would make for a puzzling story to share with friends and family, the weird empty bag I found bricked into a wall.
I am sure it was 10 mill originally