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Finders Keepers The town council in Neuville-sur-Saone, France, delivered good news to a homeowner on Nov. 5, CBS News reported: He can keep the $800,000 in gold bars and coins he unearthed while digging for a swimming pool in his backyard. The gold was stashed in plastic bags; the man alerted authorities in May, when he found the treasure.

Police said they were able to determine that the gold had not been stolen and the home’s previous owner had died, so it belongs to the current resident.

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