# If I found a brick of solid gold with no indication of ownership on the side of the street

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**Created:** [December 29, 2019, 12:15pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-found-a-brick-of-solid-gold-with-no-indication-of-ownership-on-the-side-of-the-street/845541 "2019-12-29T12:15:02Z")\
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**Author:** ![Pardel-Lux](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/pardel-lux/32/20182_2.png) [@Pardel-Lux](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Pardel-Lux)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 12:31pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-found-a-brick-of-solid-gold-with-no-indication-of-ownership-on-the-side-of-the-street/845541/61 "2020-01-02T12:31:32Z")

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> [@MEBuckner](#):
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> Also, at least in the UK the current laws provide that if someone who has a legitimate reason to be on land finds such buried treasure of archaeological significance, the reward will be split between the finder and the owner or lawful possessor of the land.

Roald Dahl wrote an interesting [story](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/The_Mildenhall_Treasure)about such a case.

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**Author:** ![MikeG](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/mikeg/32/4329_2.png) [@MikeG](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/MikeG)\
**Post date:** [January 2, 2020, 4:09pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-found-a-brick-of-solid-gold-with-no-indication-of-ownership-on-the-side-of-the-street/845541/62 "2020-01-02T16:09:27Z")

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Drop a couple silver rings in while you are melting it down. Problem solved.

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**Author:** ![Northern\_Piper](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/northern_piper/32/5304_2.png) [@Northern\_Piper](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Northern_Piper)\
**Post date:** [January 3, 2020, 3:42am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/if-i-found-a-brick-of-solid-gold-with-no-indication-of-ownership-on-the-side-of-the-street/845541/63 "2020-01-03T03:42:01Z")

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Until Archimedes gets on the case.

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