Rare gold coins found in the walls of a French palace sell for $1.2 million

Hundreds of rare gold coins found inside the walls of a remote French palace have been auctioned for more than one million euros, the British newspaper The Guardian reported.

According to the newspaper, 239 pieces of gold, minted before the French Revolution, were discovered when renovating the property near Quimper in the western Brittany region in northwestern France, according to sellers at auctions in (Ivoir, Deloys).

The family who owned the property kept four of the coins as souvenirs, and put the rest up for auction in the western town of Angers.

The treasure, which consists of 239 gold pieces, was found during maintenance work in 2019 in a palace in the Finistere region of western France, according to the auction house.

These gold coins date back to the reigns of the French kings, Louis XIII and Louis XIV.

The proceeds were to be shared between the owners of the property and the three artisans who found the gold.

The coins hidden in a metal chest may have formed the savings of a wealthy merchant or landowner, de Oissonville told AFP.