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There are many famous and legendary treasures, the search for which has been going on for several centuries. Today’s review includes legendary treasures in Russia that no one has found yet.

In unstable times, be it revolution, war or dispossession, the most reliable place for preserving valuables was considered to be some secret dungeon or land. They put the acquired goods into chests, barrels, and buried their treasures somewhere in a deep forest in a secret place.
This method of storing more or less large sums of money was considered the order of the day until the middle of the last century. However, it was not always possible to return for riches; often no one except the one who hid the treasure knew exactly where it was buried, and the treasures remained lying and waiting in the wings. A considerable number of such forgotten coin caches are scattered throughout Russia from the Far East to Siberia.

Treasure of Khan Ediger Magmet

Where to look: Kazan, Lake Kaban
Back in 1552, Ivan the Terrible decided to take Kazan. At first, the Tatar wars tried to attack the troops besieging the fortress of the Kazan Khanate, but after some time they realized that they could not resist the troops of Ivan the Terrible. Then Chapkun Otuchev, who was in charge of the khan’s treasury, decided to hide all the khan’s valuables in a safe place. Lake Kaban seemed most suitable to him: the jewelry was rolled into barrels, taken out of the fortress at night and thrown into the lake. During the storming of the city, everyone who knew about the exact location of the treasures died. And untold riches to this day rest at the bottom, under a layer of many meters of silt that has grown over hundreds of years.

Napoleon's treasure

Where to look: Zhernovka village, lakes Kasplya, Svaditskoye, Velisto; Lake Mutnoye in the Demidovsky district of the Smolensk region, Semlevskoye lake.
Leaving Moscow, Napoleon took with him several convoys with gold, valuables and a collection of ancient weapons. According to various archival data, in total he took out about 18 pounds of gold, 325 pounds of silver and countless other valuables. However, he never delivered the trophies to the appointed place. Periodic attacks by Russian troops and the approaching cold forced the French to begin throwing away their stolen goods in order to increase the speed of the army’s movement. Along the route, valuables were buried in the ground and drowned in nearby lakes. Historians suggest that Napoleon continued to drag carts at least as far as the Berezina River. The first such treasure was found near the Nara River.

Kolchak's Gold

Where to look: Taiga village, Lake Baikal, Tura River, Tyumen region.
At the beginning of the First World War, Russia's gold reserves were redirected to Kazan. The leader of the White movement, Admiral Kolchak, in turn, took him out of Kazan and transported him by train to Siberia. On the way, the train was attacked, during which the attackers each time stole some part of the treasure. Some, according to eyewitnesses, Kolchak hid. The Bolsheviks received only half of the exported reserves. Gold bars with a total weight of approximately 200 tons still lie somewhere in chests hidden in Siberia.

Treasure of Sigismund III

Where to look: Moscow region, Mozhaisk, Aprelevka.
The Polish troops that invaded Russia in 1604 stuffed their chests with everything that was of any value. As a result, the goods amounted to 923 freight carts, which were sent along the Mozhaisk road to Poland. But all the treasures disappeared almost without a trace, without even reaching Smolensk. According to one version, this happened because the person sending the valuables himself had designs on them and planned to stay in Russia. The records mention that they were buried not far from a certain graveyard. But it was never possible to establish what exactly it was and where it was located, so the geography of the treasure’s location is quite blurred, which stretched out the search for many, many years.

Treasure of Emelyan Pugachev

Where to look: along the route of troops - Orenburg, Berda, Yaitsky town, Samara, Kazan, Simbirsk, Ufa, Magnitnaya fortress, Iletsk defense, Beloretsk factories, Zlatoust, Orsk, Osa, Izhevsk factory, Botkin factory, Tsivilsk, Kurmysh, Saransk, Penza.
During the uprising, Emelyan Pugachev’s “treasury” was regularly replenished from the valuables of the estates and property of local landowners. Prioritizing the mobility of the rebel troops, Pugachev periodically hid wealth along his route. According to rumors, he did this in a conspicuous place so that it would be easier to find later. Some of these caches were discovered in the vicinity of Orenburg. But the main treasures continue to excite the imagination of treasure hunters, hiding somewhere under a layer of earth or water.

Treasure from the ship "Varyagin"

Where to look: in the Ussuri Bay, between the Three Stones alignment, Mount Vargli and Sukhodol Bay.
In 1906, the cargo-passenger ship "Varyagin", traveling from Vladivostok to Sukhodol Bay, collided with a mine left over from the Russo-Japanese War and sank. On board were 250 passengers and 60 thousand rubles in gold along with “especially valuable cargo.” Only 15 managed to escape, including the captain. In 1913, he attempted to find and raise the ship. The ship was found, but the lifting operation turned out to be too expensive, so only part of the valuable cargo was pulled to the surface. The gold remained lying in the holds of the ship at the bottom of the bay.

Hetman Mazepa's treasure

Where to look: Baturin, the place where Mazepa crossed the Dnieper, Mazepa’s castle - Goncharovka, a country palace - on the Porosyuchka farm.
In October 1708, Mazepa was supposed to meet with Charles XII, crossing the Desna. To travel lightly, before leaving Baturin, he partially buried his countless treasures. He tried to transport other parts in the convoy that was traveling with the troops to Charles, and also to hide them in other places known to him alone. One of these attempts, when crossing to the other side of the Dnieper, ended with some boats with valuable cargo simply sinking.

Treasure of Count Rostopchin

Where to look: the Voronovo sanatorium on the 61st kilometer of Starokaluzhskoye Highway, 37 kilometers from the Moscow Ring Road.
During the War of 1812, the Voronovo estate, located 37 km from Moscow, became the residence of the Governor General of Moscow, Count Rostopchin. He brought works of art and various valuables to it, turning the estate into a kind of miniature Versailles. After Napoleon's troops arrived in Moscow, he set fire to his estate, staging everything so that supposedly all the wealth he had accumulated was destroyed. In fact, there were underground passages on the territory of the estate, through which, presumably, all the goods were taken out and hidden in the area.

Treasure of the Smolensk Bank

Where to look: the village of Otnosovo in the Smolensk region.
Before the invasion of German troops in Smolensk, it was decided to remove all funds and valuables from bank vaults. The wealth was sent to Vyazma on eight trucks, but the convoy came under fire and only 5 vehicles reached the nearest settlement. There are different versions of how further events developed, but the most popular remains the assumption that the gold and silver were buried. This theory is supported by the facts of finding individual coins from 1924 near the village of Otnosovo. And the whole treasure lies somewhere in a secluded place.

Treasure of Ataman Semenov

Where to look: near the Russian-Chinese border, Dauria region.
Preparing an escape from Chita, Ataman Semenov decided to take out the reserves of the Russian Empire, which Kappel’s army had brought, and hide it in the Daurian steppe. The valuable cargo was delivered to the Dauria station and safely buried, but while the Cossacks were returning to the armored train, they were attacked and everyone initiated into the secret of the placement of the treasure died. According to counterintelligence experts, the size of the territory where the treasure may be located is 150 square kilometers. The treasure itself is estimated to be worth about $500 million.

From time to time, information appears in the media about unusual finds: a pot of gold coins was found here, ancient jewelry was found here. But all these are small things compared to the treasures that we want to tell you about today. They have been hunting for them for decades, but to no avail. But everyone can try their luck.

Kolchak's Gold

Kolchak’s gold can safely be called the most cherished dream of Russian treasure hunters - however, information about where the gold bars left behind by the White Guard admiral are stored varies. What is known for sure? In 1918, in Omsk, Alexander Vasilyevich Kolchak was proclaimed the Supreme Ruler of the Russian State. The new government, opposing the Bolsheviks, received support in the form of gold from the country's reserves totaling 650 million rubles. Five years later, in 1921, Kolchak was defeated, and the said ingots fell into the hands of the Bolsheviks. However, the latter were in for a very unpleasant surprise: during the recalculation, only 400 million royal gold rubles were counted - where did the remaining 250 go?

According to one version, the bars were sent to Vladivostok, but were not delivered to their destination, but were buried near the Taiga station not far from Kemerovo. According to another version, the gold was hidden in the area of ​​​​the village of Zakhlamino, Omsk region, and in the underground passages of Omsk itself. However, despite many excavations carried out in these areas, Kolchak’s gold could not be found. Maybe they're not digging in the right place?

Over the 21 years of his life, Lenka Panteleev managed to be a Red Army soldier and a security officer, take part in the storming of the Winter Palace and become the St. Petersburg Robin Hood, robbing the hated Nepmen. To be fair, the national hero was caught quite quickly, but even then Fortune smiled on him: in 1922, Panteleev organized an escape from Kresty - the only successful one in the entire history of the prison.

After the escape, Lenka returned to his old ways with even greater agility: in a few months he carried out about 35 armed raids. By the time Panteleev was shot during his arrest (this happened in 1923), he had amassed a decent fortune and acquired a lot of jewelry, but during the search, none of this was found. Where did Lenka's treasures go? According to the main version, gold coins and jewelry with a total value of about $100,000 are hidden somewhere in the dungeons under the central streets of the Northern capital. For several decades, diggers have been trying to find them, but so far they have only come across caches consisting of weapons and tools used by Panteleev and his associates.

Gold from the ship "Varyagin"

On October 7, 1906, the cargo-passenger steamer Varyagin, under the command of Captain Ovchinnikov, sank in the Ussuri Gulf after encountering a mine left over from the Russo-Japanese War. The ship sank to the bottom in the blink of an eye: out of 250 passengers and crew members, only 15 managed to survive, including the captain. It is clear that in this situation there was no question of saving the cargo. Meanwhile, 60,000 rubles in gold remained on the Varyagin, as well as some “especially valuable cargo,” which has not yet been identified - it is known only from a letter from an attorney to the local governor-general.

In 1913, having decided that the rescue of drowning people was the work of the drowning people themselves, its surviving captain Ovchinnikov went in search of the lost ship. The expedition he led managed to find the Varyagin, but additional funds were required to raise the ship. Repeated expeditions were constantly postponed: at first the reason for this was bad weather and raging storms, then the First World War and the revolution intervened, and after that no one made any attempts to return the Varyagin to the surface. So it lies at the bottom, exciting the imagination of all treasure hunters.

The wealth of Count Rostopchin

37 km from the Russian capital is the historical Voronovo estate, which previously belonged to the Moscow Governor-General Count Rostopchin. They say that in its heyday, the estate could compete with any museum - it was not for nothing that contemporaries called it nothing more than “little Versailles”: to decorate his estate, the count brought porcelain and antique vases, silver and bronze, paintings and marble statues from Europe. Perhaps we could still enjoy all this now if Napoleon had not decided to conquer Moscow.

Shortly before the arrival of Napoleonic troops, Rostopchin personally set fire to his estate, leaving a note in French: “French! In Moscow I left you my two houses and movables worth half a million rubles, but here you will find one ashes.” It was believed that the fire reduced all the treasures to dust, but some inconsistencies cast doubt on this. The fact is that a few days before the arson, the general behaved extremely strangely: being a very hospitable person, he stopped inviting friends and acquaintances who happened to be passing through Voronovo to his house; It was also embarrassing that Rostopchin did not even try to save at least part of his treasures, although he could well have evacuated them along with 1,720 servants and peasants to the Lipetsk province, where his father’s estate was located. It was no less strange that after the fire, things that could not be destroyed by fire, for example, statues, disappeared. Soon rumors spread: Rostopchin hid his wealth in a dungeon under the estate.

In 1983, the assumptions were partly confirmed: during restoration, experts discovered the remains of an underground passage that connected the estate with other buildings on the site. However, due to the fact that its vaults turned out to be too fragile, no further searches were carried out. Today, the Voronovo sanatorium is open on the territory of the former estate.

Golden horses of Khan Batu

Life-size golden horses were made by order of Batu from all the gold collected during the year as tribute, and the craftsmen used the best rubies to create the eyes of the horses. Initially, the sculptures decorated the entrance to Sarai-Batu, the capital of the Golden Horde, then Batu’s follower Khan Berke moved them to his capital Sarai, which was located on the territory of the modern city of Tsarev, Volgograd region.

The trail of the horses was lost during the time of Mamai: after the lost Battle of Kulikovo, the Horde began to retreat, but taking away the sculptures turned out to be not at all easy. Researchers believe that they decided to hide the horses in one of the many mounds in the Volgograd region - but it is unknown whether together or separately. There is a version that one of the horses rests with Mamai himself somewhere in the Leninsky district. Treasure hunters have already managed to dig through everything they can, but the golden statues have not been found. Bye. After all, the horses couldn't have galloped away, could they?

There is a lot of controversy surrounding the place where the treasures captured by Napoleonic troops in Moscow lie. It all started in October 1812: leaving the capital, the French tried to take with them as many trophies as possible - strings of carts were loaded with ancient weapons, silverware, gold bars and coins, paintings and other valuables. We even managed to grab a gilded cross from the bell tower of Ivan the Great. But as usual, the Russian winter interfered with the plans of the uninvited guests.

The researchers found the first treasures - stolen silver dishes - near the Nara River near Moscow, which means that the French began to part with the least valuable of the loot already in the first days of the retreat. It is known that Napoleon gave the order to destroy secondary carts even before reaching Mozhaisk. The main values ​​- the main treasures and ancient weapons - were transported separately, in “gold” and “iron” convoys. With them, the commander reached the Berezina River, but then there was no time to save the loot.

This is where the controversy begins: Russian researchers are convinced that the French dumped all their wealth in the west of the Smolensk region, their Belarusian colleagues believe that the convoys were dragged further. Attempts to find artifacts stolen by Napoleonic troops have been made repeatedly, but the whereabouts of most of them are still unknown. Perhaps the French dumped them into Lake Semlevskoye - this version is supported by the increased content of silver and gold in the waters of the reservoir. However, finding carts in it is a very difficult task: the bottom of the lake is covered with a 16-meter layer of silt.

At the beginning of August 1941, a convoy of trucks left Smolensk. Eight cars en route to Vyazma came under fire - only five of them reached the nearest village of Otnosovo, and the further fate of the surviving cars leaves many questions. What was in those trucks? It is generally accepted that it was in these cars that the valuables of the Smolensk Bank were evacuated. At least, according to eyewitnesses, after one car was hit by a bomb, “thousands of sparkling coins scattered like a fountain through the forest.”

By the time the remnants of the column reached Otnosov, Vyazma was almost taken by the Germans. What decision could the command make, realizing that the chances of delivering the valuable cargo safe and sound were minimal? The paper money was burned, and the gold and silver were buried somewhere near the village - this is the conclusion that most researchers came to. As confirmation, after the war, treasure hunters discovered many silver coins from 1924, which had long since gone out of circulation, but it has still not been possible to establish where the bulk of the coins and gold bars with an estimated value of $6.5 million lie.

Another unfound treasure of jewelry, jewelry, gold and silver is stored somewhere in the Moscow region - either near modern Mozhaisk, or in the vicinity of Aprelevka. It was again abandoned by foreign invaders - this time Polish. In 1611, an uprising broke out in Moscow against the invaders, which brought the opposite result: the rebels were dealt with, and the capital was plundered more than before. As Nikolai Karamzin wrote, “they robbed the royal treasury, took all the utensils of our ancient crown-bearers, their crowns, staffs, vessels, rich clothes, to send to Sigismund... they tore off frames from icons, divided gold, silver, pearls, stones and precious fabrics.”

Realizing that there was nothing really left in the city, the Poles loaded the goods and sent the convoys through the Kaluga Gate to their king Sigismund III, enclosing a storage note: “I sent 923 carts from Moscow with various goods to the Kaluga Gate to Mozhaisk” (original made in copper plaque, according to legend kept in Warsaw). But the wealth never reached Poland - what’s more, they didn’t even get to Smolensk: according to legend, the loot was buried 650 meters from the churchyard of St. Nicholas the Wonderworker Lapotny, which stands near the Khvorostyanka River. Why hasn't the treasure been found yet? The fact is that no one knows where the mentioned graveyard stood. Of course, researchers have assumptions, but there are too many options.

In the Otradnensky district of the Krasnodar Territory, near the village of Spokoinaya, about 719 ancient objects made of gold and silver with a total weight of about 80 kg can be buried. They are lying in a black suitcase, which according to the documents was designated as “special cargo No. 15.” However, treasure hunters themselves usually call this suitcase “golden” - all because of its contents.

In 1926, archaeologists excavating a Gothic burial site found treasures from the 3rd-5th centuries AD. e., subsequently transferred to the Kerch Historical and Archaeological Museum. Among them were “seventy silver Pontic and Bosporan coins of Mithridates’ time, Panticapaean coins of red gold, gold Bosporan coins, Genoese, Byzantine, Turkish coins, medals, gold plaques, ancient jewelry.” In September 1941, on the eve of Hitler’s occupation of Crimea, 19 boxes with exhibits and a large black suitcase with gold were transported from the museum first to Krasnodar, and then to Armavir. But the building that housed the collection was destroyed as a result of one of the German bombings, after which the “golden suitcase” and some of the exhibits disappeared. There were persistent rumors that all the valuables got to the partisans in the village of Spokoinaya, and they buried them. But traces of the treasures were lost, and after the war they were never found.

And in 2011, on a highway near the German town of Alsfeld, law enforcement officers seized from criminals a plastic container with 488 rare antique coins of Crimean origin, which the criminals planned to sell through an auction. Scientific examination showed that all the “lots” were part of the Bosporus collection. The detectives promised to find out how the valuables got to the criminals and, perhaps, to find other treasures - if, of course, they had not already settled in private safes.

Dedicated to all those who like to look for other people's property in the earth (and not only) - the largest treasures found from all corners of the earth!

Did you play pirates or robbers as a child? Then you probably at least once drew a map with an “X” sign, and then pretended that you were looking for a valuable treasure - a chest of gold, for example. Well, the treasures that BigPiccha will tell you about today were actually found - by random lucky people or true adventurers. Only, unlike your childhood trinkets, these valuables are worth much, MUCH more. The most interesting thing is that sometimes the treasure is practically under our noses.

1. Treasure in the foundation of a building in the city of Środa Śląska

In 1985, builders took on the renovation of the ancient building and discovered a treasure in the foundation dating back to the beginning of the 14th century. The walled vase contained more than 3,000 rare coins, medallions and a gold crown. The find is valued at $150 million. The treasure is currently on display in the Wroclaw Museum.

In 2012, searchers recovered about 48 tons of silver from the ocean floor. The treasure became one of the largest finds of silver. Its cost was estimated at $38 million. The valuable cargo was on a military transport ship that sank after an attack by German submarines. The treasure was found after the British Department of Transport announced a reward.

In 2007, Odyssey Marine Exploration, a company that specializes in geological exploration, found a Spanish ship on the shelf. Gold and silver coins were found on board. After the treasure was found, a terrible scandal broke out. The Spanish government demanded that the treasure be returned. And the gold itself was exported from the territory of Peru.

In 2011, gold was discovered in the foundations of the Padmanabhaswamy Temple, the value of which is estimated at $22 billion. And it weighed more than 30 tons. The son of the last maharaja was present at the opening of the treasure.

6. The treasure was found in 2010 by David Crisp. He is an amateur treasure hunter. The treasure is estimated at only $5 million. The treasure is most valuable in the historical aspect: this is due to the fact that during this period the Roman Empire was experiencing an economic crisis and the quality of the coins was very low, and the treasure itself represents a four-year salary of a legionnaire. The found coins can be seen in the British Museum.

The cargo with platinum was supposed to be delivered to New York during the Second World War - this platinum was used to pay for “Allied assistance.” But the ship was sunk by a German submarine. It is very difficult to estimate the value of this treasure - according to rough estimates, it is worth $3 billion. It was found by treasure hunter Greg Brooks.

The largest treasure found in England was discovered in 2009. Amateur treasure hunter Terry Herbert found the treasure. Almost all items date back to the 7th century AD. The treasure consists of silver and gold objects, their total weight is 7.5 kg, and the quantity reaches 1,500 pieces. These are weapons, dishes, and also jewelry.

10. Archaeologists who were excavating on the island of Jersey (Britain) discovered a cache of Celtic treasures. The treasure was hidden about two thousand years ago. Most likely, it was hidden from the Roman troops that invaded the British Isles. Now the cost of jewelry and coins is estimated at $17 million.

The treasure was found during the renovation of the mansion in which the Trubetskoy-Naryshkins lived. During the renovation, a secret room was discovered that was not marked on the building plans. It contained entire deposits of silverware with the coat of arms of the Naryshkin family, awards and jewelry. The dishes have a magnificent appearance because they were in linen cloth soaked in vinegar. This cache was created in 1917. The treasure was valued at 189 million rubles.

13. In the state library of the town of Passau, cleaner Tanya Hels accidentally discovered rare coins in 2011. Tanya took her find to management. The treasure is estimated at several million euros. This cache contained very rare Byzantine, Greek, and Roman coins. It is believed that this collection was hidden from the authorities in 1803, for the reason that the authorities took away the monastery coins and books for government needs.

This treasure was found in 1984 by an archaeologist who specializes in underwater excavations. The value of the treasure is estimated at $15 million. He was on a sunken ship built in the 18th century.

The Atocha galleon was loaded with jewels for two months! With great difficulty, the ship was able to set sail, but it never reached the metropolis. The ship sank off the coast of Florida. The Spanish authorities repeatedly tried to raise the treasure from the bottom, but all attempts were unsuccessful. And only in 1985 Mel Fisher was lucky enough to find the treasure. To find him, Mel created an entire company, Treasurers Salvors Incorporated, and was also able to find investors for financing. When searching for the treasure, Mel's team examined about 120 square meters. miles of seabed. The value of the raised values ​​is estimated at $450 million. It is believed that $500 million worth of valuables were not found from this vessel. And they probably won’t find it anymore...

Several years ago, a resident of Kursk discovered, while renovating his house, 260 gold coins from the times of the Russian Empire, which were valued at 3.5 million rubles. As an honest citizen, he turned to the police, handing over the treasure he found. Kursk police sent the found treasure to Moscow. But when Moscow law enforcement authorities opened the package, it contained only wrenches and a stapler.
A criminal case has already been initiated on this fact.

She was a governess. Masterful. She sewed and treated. People carried and carried,” says Alexander Snegirev.

And the man himself took the found coins to the police.

They said that 10 days will pass and we will return it to you,” the man recalls. – If there is no theft, blood.

No crime was found, but the treasure did not return to the owner. The coins were recognized as an object of cultural and historical value. The corresponding conclusion was made at the regional museum of local lore. As the Kuryan’s lawyer would later find out, the expert who performed this work could not do this. As confirmation - paper from the Ministry of Culture.

According to a letter from the Ministry of Culture, lawyer Alexey Naumov shows the paper. – I was never given the authority to conduct this kind of examination.

And it went and went, courts, courts, courts, cancellation, cancellation, this and that, - Alexander Snegirev worries.

According to the expert’s conclusion, there were no rare specimens,” the lawyer continues. - They have free circulation. Multi-million copies were produced and exhibited at online auctions. But by an appeal decision of the Kursk Regional Court, this treasure was recognized as an item of cultural and historical value and was subject to transfer to the state.

In this case, Alexander Snegirev, who found the coins, has the right to monetary compensation in the amount of 50 percent of the value of the treasure. But the man still hasn’t received it. Gold rubles from the late 19th and early 20th centuries have mysteriously disappeared.

Snegirev filed a claim to recover monetary compensation for the treasure handed over to the state, says lawyer Alexey Naumov. - There is a trial in progress. During the process, they say that the coins should be transferred to Gokhran. The coins were kept in the first police department. It turns out that when the package with coins arrived at Gokhran, we know this from the words of employees of the investigative committee, when opened, scrap metal was found instead of coins.

The Investigative Department of the Investigative Committee of Russia for the Kursk Region confirmed that a criminal case has been opened regarding the disappearance of the coins. Those responsible for negligence are identified, and the treasure is again searched for. And the person who has already found him once continues to wait for the issue to be resolved and saturate the already huge package of documents with new papers. He never received the compensation required by law, since due to the absence of the treasure, no one can officially evaluate it and determine the size of the considerable sum of money owed to the Kuryan.

Instructions for the luckiest treasure hunters on what and how to do when a treasured pot of silver suddenly appears from underground.

When an outstanding find has already been made, the question immediately arises: is there a penalty for this, a fine of 500 thousand rubles. Sometimes it threatens. Therefore, it is important to know what is legally considered treasure and what is not.

What is a treasure?

We find the definition in Article 233 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation. In general, by the way, a useful article. This is what is called “Article 233. Treasure.” According to it, a treasure is “money or valuable objects buried in the ground or otherwise hidden.” Valuable items include jewelry, precious stones, etc. But documents, manuscripts and objects of historical value are not treasure.

Beach search engines may have a question here. Could a gold ring, bracelet or expensive watch found in the sand be treasure? No. Treasure is “hidden”, deliberately hidden things. It is unlikely that anyone hides jewelry in the sand on the beach on purpose. By the way, one coin that was once lost in a field is also not a treasure.

However, let's move on to cases when you are incredibly lucky to find many coins or jewelry in one place.

Treasure found, what to do?

There is already enough conscience for anyone here. Some people prefer to hide the treasure and sell it by the coin, others honestly follow the advice of lawyers and go to the police. Before this, the find must be photographed. And hand over the items according to the inventory and receive a treasure discovery report from the police. In order for the document to have legal force, you need to enlist the support of three witnesses who will confirm that you found the treasure.

Who will get the treasure?

According to Article 233 of the Civil Code of the Russian Federation, the treasure “becomes the property of the person who owns the property (land plot, building, etc.) where the treasure was hidden, and the person who discovered the treasure, in equal shares, unless otherwise established by agreement between them " An agreement is when you, before searching for the treasure, went with the owner of the land to a notary and signed a document about the shares of the treasure.

But if you are caught when you find a treasure on a plot/in a house without asking the owner’s permission and without notifying him in any way, “the treasure is subject to transfer to the owner of the land plot or other property where the treasure was discovered.”

If a treasure has historical value, it should be given to the state by law. And you can only count on compensation of half the cost of the find. Compensation is divided as follows: 25% of the amount at which the treasure is valued goes to the finder, 25% to the owner of the site. If there are several property owners, then the compensation is divided equally among everyone (including the treasure hunter).

How to get compensation?

Very hard. It could take about three years before experts assess how long the bureaucratic red tape lasts. When all this drags on, you will have to turn to lawyers. There is a known precedent when a resident of Chita found a treasure worth 300 thousand rubles, the gold coins lay in the museum for three years, and he never received compensation. The lawyer, through the court, helped the Chita resident return the treasure. It’s clear that that search engine didn’t give anything else to the state.

Note that compensation for the treasure will, in fact, be a reward; you do not need to pay tax on it. If the treasure has no historical value and becomes the property of the finder, you will have to pay personal income tax (13%).

What happens if you don't report the treasure?

There is no article in the Criminal Code of the Russian Federation for concealing treasure. The law states that a treasure of historical value must be transferred to the state. If a person does not do this, then the find will be confiscated through the court, and the treasure hunter will lose compensation. But this is only if the court proves that the treasure has historical value. This does not apply to other treasures.