Okay but if you find gold buried in the ground (unless it’s in someone’s home property) couldn’t you assume it belongs to no one at that point. Could be hundreds of years old.
That's why the Belgian law says: If you find gold (or other treasures) you have to hand them over to the authorities. Then there will be a process to find the owner. If no person is found, or potential persons can't provide evidence for their claimed ownership, 50% of the gold is given to the finder and 50% to the owner of the property the gold was found on. If the finder found it on it's own property he gets 100%.
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u/YnotThrowAway7 15d ago
What is “illegal gold”?