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Couple Find Gold Coins in the Wall while Renovating
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 5:27 pm
by dualstow
A retired British couple renovating a building in southwest France have found a hoard of gold from the 1590s - and it looks like they will get to keep it. Jenny Whetton said her husband was clearing rotten mortar from the brick walls when he touched what felt like a dead rat.
It turned out to be a silk purse with 45 gold coins.
The coins are Spanish in origin with three bearing dates in the 1590s.
http://www.radionz.co.nz/news/world/262 ... enovations
Re: Couple Find Gold Coins in the Wall while Renovating
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 6:06 pm
by barrett
Mon Dieu! Ils ont trouvé mon or! I knew I shouldn't have left it in the damn wall.
Re: Couple Find Gold Coins in the Wall while Renovating
Posted: Sat Dec 20, 2014 7:56 pm
by sophie
Guess that's the 1590's equivalent of hiding them behind the light switch!
That's the problem with finding a place that thieves will never look...neither will your heirs. I thought of a place where my family would definitely not miss coins if I hid them there, but a thief breaking in would not think to look. Unless he's a knitting enthusiast :-)
Re: Couple Find Gold Coins in the Wall while Renovating
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 12:28 am
by MachineGhost
Oh man, that gold is gonna be worth a fortune!
Re: Couple Find Gold Coins in the Wall while Renovating
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 1:35 pm
by dualstow
I just remembered I left a ball of yarn at your place, Sophie!
Re: Couple Find Gold Coins in the Wall while Renovating
Posted: Sun Dec 21, 2014 10:53 pm
by sophie
That wouldn't be the unexpectedly heavy one, would it??