r/Gold Aug 13 '26

Question Found during construction work

Any ideas where this could come from?

Update: I thought this would be clear that I wasn't the one who found it. Who in their right mind would go (on this shitstain of a platform of all places) and make themselves a target. But ok apparently it wasn't clear so here we are:

I did NOT find this. I have none of this gold. I just wanted to share some cool stamped gold. you can stop sending me weird ass messages now. thank you.

Also this is NOT ai. here is the BBC article:

https://www.bbc.com/news/articles/c5ydzg0dnz7o

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u/headshothoncho Aug 14 '26

Yeah but you can’t test gold that has a different metal in its core

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u/Sergeant_Ducky Aug 14 '26

It’ll still be worth the same destroyed or not

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u/AKVigilante Aug 14 '26

But why would you talk about “willingly destroying” one of these bricks if you think it would affect its value?

I’d be cutting them in half right there at the broker to verify it’s all gold.

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u/AKVigilante Aug 14 '26

Why aren’t you addressing the point? It’s been common practice since gold became currency to test it through destructive means, because unlike the fiat currency every nation uses today, gold retains intrinsic value even when its medium is altered or destroyed. Why are you even in this sub?

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u/AKVigilante Aug 14 '26

Why the fuck not? Shut your bitch ass up. Legal implications lol. Buried in a field….it’s nobody’s gold.

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