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16th February 2012, 02:30 PM
A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the building's rafters, according to Agence France Press (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMATgcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFocm9hZXB 0BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzIEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=144i72cdm/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.calgaryherald.com/life/Champagne%2Bproducer%2Bfinds%2Bcoin%2Bcache/6154733/story.html%23ixzz1mV0Kf3EO) (AFP).
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"One of the workers (was) attacking the building's ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold," Francois Lange, head of Alexandre Bonnet (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMATwcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFoYzYwOGR 0BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzMEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=11j5i6eci/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.alexandrebonnet.com/) in Les Riceys France, told AFP.
It's not unusual to hear about treasure hunters combing the ocean's depth for gold (http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/can-treasure-hunter-keep-sunken-loot-28234168.html;_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMAUAcSH9EA;_ylu=X 3oDMTFobDF0N3FnBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzQEc2VjA01 lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZHlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3) and other precious metals lost at sea, but finding $1 million in your office attic is quite a steal. And a valuable one too, given that demand for gold has reached new heights recently. In 2011, just an ounce of gold was valued at $1,920.30 (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMAUQcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFoNDIwNWM 2BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=130lcl0k8/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/16/gold-markets-idUSL5E8DF8TR20120216).
In all, 497 gold coins were unearthed (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMAUgcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFoYmI3NnV sBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=143hfgiqn/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/NATL-1-Million-in-US-Gold-Coins-Fall-from-French-Rafters-139427708.html), with the majority literally raining down upon the workers who were busy renovating the building. Minted between 1851 and 1928, the coins have a face value marking of $20 each. However, together they are now worth an estimated $980,000, according to AFP.
Lange says he will keep half of the money for himself, while splitting half with the workers who made the discovery. No one knows for sure who placed the coins in the building, but AFP reports the building was previously owned by a wine producer in the 1930s.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/raining-gold-secret-1-million-gold-stash-discovered-203724430.html
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"One of the workers (was) attacking the building's ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold," Francois Lange, head of Alexandre Bonnet (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMATwcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFoYzYwOGR 0BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzMEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=11j5i6eci/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.alexandrebonnet.com/) in Les Riceys France, told AFP.
It's not unusual to hear about treasure hunters combing the ocean's depth for gold (http://news.yahoo.com/video/us-15749625/can-treasure-hunter-keep-sunken-loot-28234168.html;_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMAUAcSH9EA;_ylu=X 3oDMTFobDF0N3FnBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzQEc2VjA01 lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZHlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=3) and other precious metals lost at sea, but finding $1 million in your office attic is quite a steal. And a valuable one too, given that demand for gold has reached new heights recently. In 2011, just an ounce of gold was valued at $1,920.30 (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMAUQcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFoNDIwNWM 2BG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzUEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=130lcl0k8/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.reuters.com/article/2012/02/16/gold-markets-idUSL5E8DF8TR20120216).
In all, 497 gold coins were unearthed (http://us.lrd.yahoo.com/_ylt=A0LkuXopgz1PsBMAUgcSH9EA;_ylu=X3oDMTFoYmI3NnV sBG1pdANCbG9nIEJvZHkEcG9zAzYEc2VjA01lZGlhQmxvZ0JvZ HlUZW1wQXNzZW1ibHk-;_ylg=X3oDMTNlMmRvZmw1BGludGwDdXMEbGFuZwNlbi11cwRw c3RhaWQDYmIzNWU1OTMtZTI4Ny0zMGIwLWIwM2MtYWU1NzIyOT k2ZDllBHBzdGNhdANvcmlnaW5hbHN8dGhlc2lkZXNob3cEcHQD c3RvcnlwYWdlBHRlc3QD;_ylv=0/SIG=143hfgiqn/EXP=1330640937/**http%3A//www.nbclosangeles.com/news/weird/NATL-1-Million-in-US-Gold-Coins-Fall-from-French-Rafters-139427708.html), with the majority literally raining down upon the workers who were busy renovating the building. Minted between 1851 and 1928, the coins have a face value marking of $20 each. However, together they are now worth an estimated $980,000, according to AFP.
Lange says he will keep half of the money for himself, while splitting half with the workers who made the discovery. No one knows for sure who placed the coins in the building, but AFP reports the building was previously owned by a wine producer in the 1930s.
http://news.yahoo.com/blogs/sideshow/raining-gold-secret-1-million-gold-stash-discovered-203724430.html
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