Friday threw up far more surprises in the form of 17 kg of gold coins dating back to the East India Company period, 18 coins from Napolean's era, precious stones wrapped in silk bundles besides over 1,000 kg of gold in the form of coins and trinkets and a small elephant made of the yellow metal, sources said. Here's more about it... http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/...sure-in-Kerala-temple/articleshow/9069757.cms
That’s amazing…I would have loved to be the first one in the vault: “Alright guys, stay back until I give you the all clear.” *Goes inside and starts loading up* “Give me a few moments, the passageway is blocked by some debris…I’m clearing the passageway now.” *Fills my bags to near point of ripping open, and hides them away from view* “Alright, everyone in. Yeah, that sack over there is full of debris…I’ll take care of it now.” :u*meY: All joking aside, it’s surprising that such discoveries are still being made to this day. With so many treasure hunters out there it seems as if everything would have been picked over by now…I guess temples are the best place to look.
People still find small hoards of treasure in the American Southwest quite frequently. The Spanish were thought to have hid thousands of ounces of gold and many times that much in silver when their slave labor, the Paiute's, revolted and forced them to abruptly leave the area. It was thought to be legend until over the past 100 years bits and pieces of these hidings have surfaced. Guy
