I never thought they were lucky in the first place. Given that sewer of a state they live in, and given the proclivities of the federal govt, I knew they'd never see a dime.
And people saying they should have sold it in secret? Yeah, coins worth a million $ each would be a cinch to keep secret.
Me? I would have melted it down for just the gold. At least it would be something. At this point I wouldn't be surprised if the pigs in kal took it and somehow managed to penalize the couple for the discovery.
They’ll sell it and realize the money. The government won’t get anything other than taxes on it. The theft stories are just idiot reporters trying to gin up controversy.
The one thing they need to keep secret for sure is the location of their property so lawyers can’t start searching the title chain for heirs of former owners.