No avoiding the Govt !!!!

[oldranger]

seems like the folks in Claif that found the gold in their
back yard may have to give it back.. it may be stolen from
the govnt.. there GOTTA be a statute of limtitations on that !!!

HH

Ron
Rangers Lead The Way

 

[slingshot]

You mean they didn't say "You can keep it- I promise!"

 

[Dancer]

They just couldn't keep the find on the down/low !

 

[1950cupajo]

[size=large] I think they are getting what anyone would get if they wanted to be publitize the find[/size]

 

[Gene]

I hope all they wanted was the big news story because I am thinking that's all they are going to get.
There is a lesson there for all of us especially those that post their finds.

 

[nova74]

I'm sure the government had insurance on something like this and was settled long ago. They found it on thier property so I personally think its thiers and I would fight in court for it it challanged. Unfortunately the gov. has some deep pockets so it will be tied up for yrs over this.

 

[WaterWalker]

My experience with the government is that they self - insure. Heck, it is our money anyway. Let them have it!

 

[fongu]

The government would make them spend millions in lawyer's fees. I agree with old ranger, the statute of limitations should apply. If I find a cache of coins, I'll just sell one that is the most valuable and keep quiet about the rest. One of the coins they found was supposed to be worth 1 million by itself. The government would get taxes on anything they sell, but they want it all. They only gave their first names, but I would be very careful if I find something, even on my own property. There was some talk about the previous property owner's decendants claiming their so called rightful inheritance. I thought if you sold the property, everything on it belonged to the new owners. Except where mineral rights are concerned in oil producing states and some of the other minerals the government claims to own.

 

[mrshufflr]

The government has said that it is not theirs. I am in complete agreement on keeping it on the down low. If I ever find anything like that I would quietly go about finding out how to sell it quietly on the down low, as in private coin collectors and such, in strictly cash transactions.

 

[Robert2300]

Apparently the government has no record of it being stolen,
at least as of today. Tomorrrow may bring new information.
They should have just kept their mouths shut! If I found a hoard like
that you can dang well believe I wouldn't brag about it.
Robt2300

 

[Orion42]

I'd have sent a coin or 2 to different graders every month and kept my mouth shut.

John

 

[jackintexas]

If you find something valuable keep your mouth shut. Tell just one friend and that friend tells another of his friends, ect. If they can figure a way , the government will steal it from you. Sorry lot we have for politicians now....Jack

 

[Robert2300]

I HAVE no friends to tell. -)
And If I did I wouldn't tell even a single one.
Don't have any gold either.-(
Robt2300

 

[Waterdog]

The Problem is not the Government, The Government is the Problem

If I found what they found I would sell some of it and get the Best Law I could get and tell them Prove it.

 

[Robert2300]

Oh that I had such a problem, Hahahaha