Posted on 09/17/2012 9:20:41 PM PDT by Jet Jaguar
A Carson City recluse whose body was found in his home at least a month after he died left only $200 in his bank account.
But as Walter Samaszko Jr.’s house was being cleared for sale, officials made a surprise discovery: gold bars and coins valued at $7 million.
“Nobody had any clue he was hoarding the gold,” Carson City Clerk-Recorder Alan Glover told the Las Vegas Sun, adding it was found stored in boxes in the house and garage.
The 69-year-old Samaszko was found dead in his home in late June after neighbors called authorities. He had been dead of heart problems for at least a month, according to the coroner.
He had lived in the house since the 1960s, and his mother lived with him until her death in 1992.
He left no will and had no apparent close relatives. But using a list of those who attended the mother’s funeral, Glover’s office tracked down Arlene Magdanz, a first cousin in San Rafael, Calif., the Sun reported.
(Excerpt) Read more at lasvegas.cbslocal.com ...
Collectors of debts long forgotten will be showing up
Don’t choo worree, dem government boys will find good, good uses for that unclaimed cash. Pensions and probably a few bars gone missin’.
He’s rich!
LOL!
Thank you.
I was just getting ready to write it up, but you did it better.
Except a minor offset, gold is weighed in Troy ounces which are around 31 grams, not the normal 28 grams per ounce.
I read another article that said he had some bars too. And guns. And a couple of anti-government books. I hope they don’t end up calling him a “terrorist” and confiscating all of it.
In the other article it mentioned other countries (Mexico, Brazil, etc.) where the coins were from. That is good. Another thread about the gold coins in New York had the gov’t decision that since they were U.S. coins, and minted in the 1800’s, they should have been turned in when FDR declared them illegal to own. So the gov’t got all of those!
“17.9 in × 8.9 in × 6.7 in” that’s a shoebox for Andre the Giant’s shoes.
The stuff is really heavy....hold a few gold coins in your hand and the near-universal reaction is “wow, those are heavy!”
And, it’s fun!
Sounds like he was hording his gold even back when doing so was illegal. Prior to December 31, 1974, that is.
Is it being stored at the house in Chicago or has it been sent to Switzerland already?
Sounds like fun to me.
Fun I can’t afford at the moment.
Yeah, they’re in a big hurry to exchange that gold for a bunch of worthless paper. And the long lost cousin they found in California probably wouldn’t know the difference.
At 1200 pounds per cubic foot, that figures to 0.2 cubic feet or 345 cubic inches. A shoe box of 10" by 6" by 6" would be 360 cubic inches. That is a small pair of feet. A typical shoe box could handle this amount.
Heh. Yes. It’s sad that the man was so leery, but it’s wise that he invested.
As for the end-of-the-world publications, IMO, they’re often overly speculative and fearful. Nervousness in the population, on the other hand, is understandable in light of those publications, news of developing problems arriving to us so promptly from around the world, real and gradual economic decline in the West, possible international instabilities in the near future, etc.
I see increases in anti-social behaviors instigating fear and distrust. What’s the world market price of a barrel of courage?
you are awesome
So, this guy earns money that is taxed. With what he has left he buys gold. Now the government wants more tax. I assume they’re talking about an inheritance tax.
It is a miracle these weren’t stolen.
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