SEE: Imagine finding hidden treasure in the walls of your house?!
A large amount of gold coins were discovered in the walls of a French mansion and it equals roughly R5-million!
We all have those daydreaming moments of finding some treasure. Maybe it came from watching too many treasure hunt movies or maybe it is because we have that small part of us that believes in the idea of treasure hunts and mystical adventures?
And as much as we get knocked back into reality quite quickly, the truth is there are actual treasure hunters out there who do still do this for a living. So the premise is based on a reality, so no harm, no foul in daydreaming every now and then.
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But when we heard about this story we thought, there's definitely some history associated with the whole concept of treasure. The owners of a French mansion hired some stonemasons with the task of uniting three buildings of their property.
During the work, three craftspeople found a metal box filled with gold coins in a wall.
"The box was embedded in the wall, stuck between stones," the mansion's owner, Francois Mion, revealed.
After a few days, they found more gold coins hidden in the wooden beams. What a surprise it must've been to find something that is worth so much and carries so much history!
We've heard of people who go years and years trying to make a big find, legends and myths stem from such stories and here it is happening in reality.
"The proceeds, estimated at 250 000 to 300 000 euros (R4.2 million - R5 million), will be divided between them and the craftspeople who found the coins.
"The coins include several Louis d'Or and double Louis d'Or, including a very rare coin depicting Louis XIV dating back to 1646 — it alone is valued at about 15 000 euros," News24 reports.
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When it comes to finding out where the coins came from, an expert at the auction house said that it may have been the savings of a wealthy trader or landowner.
"According to French law, all archaeological finds automatically belong to the state if they are discovered on private property acquired after mid-2016. But since the couple acquired the mansion in 2012, they were authorised to sell the treasure instead of handing it over to the government," News24 revealed.
What would you do if you found some treasure?
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