http://www.latimes.com/local/la-me-0227-...z2ufNprCxd
Pretty cool story. A couple notices an old can sticking out of the ground on their property, open it up, lo and behold it's full of antique gold coins from the 1800s.
I've been all over this part of the Sierras as my dad lives there now and there are many abandoned mines and mills up there, very historic. In fact there's a river about an hour from his place where crazy old dudes still pan for gold.
The kicker though is almost half of it is going to the IRS. Why these people reported their find is beyond me, but maybe they were required to when they had the coins appraised. Still, finding $5 mil in your backyard aint so bad.
Pretty cool story. A couple notices an old can sticking out of the ground on their property, open it up, lo and behold it's full of antique gold coins from the 1800s.
I've been all over this part of the Sierras as my dad lives there now and there are many abandoned mines and mills up there, very historic. In fact there's a river about an hour from his place where crazy old dudes still pan for gold.
The kicker though is almost half of it is going to the IRS. Why these people reported their find is beyond me, but maybe they were required to when they had the coins appraised. Still, finding $5 mil in your backyard aint so bad.