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Construction workers find gold stash estimated to be worth $10 million during renovations in Belgium
August 15, 2026 / 4:14 AM EDT / CBS/AFP
TL;DR
- Construction workers in Dendermonde, Belgium, found a large quantity of gold during renovations.
- The gold hoard is estimated to be worth more than $10.4 million (nine million euros).
- The gold bars and coins were discovered bricked into the cellar walls of a house belonging to a local charity, CAW East-Flanders.
- Police were promptly notified, and the gold was inventoried and secured in a high-security vault.
- The legal owner of the gold has not yet been determined.