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French town council allows man to keep gold worth $800,000 found when digging for swimming pool
A man in France who discovered a cache of gold worth more than $800,000 this year will be allowed to keep it, News.Az reports citing the Washington Times. The man, a resident of Neuville-sur-Saone about 280 miles southeast of Paris, found the gold while digging in his garden to prepare to put in a swimming pool in May. The town council confirmed Wednesday that the man will be allowed to keep the gold he found, according to French news agency Agence France-Presse. The hoard consisted of five gold bars and a large amount of gold coins, wrapped in plastic bags, sources told the local Le Progres newspaper. The man, who ... (full story)