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[–] ScorpioGlitch 1 points (+1|-0)

In this instance, for them it was “finders keepers” — but law caught up with them

I was wondering if the article would mention this. When you find a horde of money, especially if it's made out of precious metals, the government will take it and not compensate you. Period. The best thing for you to do is to keep your mouth shut and just keep spending it slowly.

[–] Owlchemy [OP] 1 points (+1|-0)

In Britain I've seen articles where they do compensate finders with a finders fee. It's generally nothing near the full value, but still a good chink of change. All in all though, it's a crappy system.

[–] ScorpioGlitch 1 points (+1|-0)

I mean, I see the point of view of the government. It's historical. But you should be compensated the full value (or nearly so) because without you finding it and reporting it, they'd have never had it.