SocalDinar Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Former Iraqi Tank Reveals Hidden Gold Worth £2m Tue, 11/04/2017 - 09:22 Share to FacebookShare to TwitterShare to Google+Share to PinterestShare to LinkedInShare to Email The new owner of a tank used by Iraqi forces in the first Gulf War was taking great care as he started restoring it because Nick Mead was worried he might find explosives. What he actually found was five gold bars worth around £2million. The military vehicle enthusiast bought the T54/69 tank from an ad on eBay for £30,000. Nick won't be banking his unexpected windfall. The 55-year-old from Helmdon in Northamptonshire told the Sun newspaper: "You can’t exactly take five gold bullion bars down to Cash Converters without questions being asked so we called the police," He and a friend filmed the operation as he opened up the vehicle's diesel fuel tank. They thought it might be useful to Explosive Ordnance Disposal teams if they found weapons or ammunition. The police have given Nick a receipt while they try to trace the gold bullion's original owner. It's thought the treasure may have been looted by Iraqi soldiers during the invasion of Kuwait. However, if he doesn't get the gold back Nick isn't worried: 'I'll still have my beautiful tank' The tank will take pride of place in Nick's collection of 150 military vehicles at his Northamptonshire farm. http://www.forces.net/news/former-iraqi-tank-reveals-hidden-gold-worth-ps2m 13 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tonygrasso Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 That is so cool 4 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officiallytook Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I'm thinking I would of just melted it down into coins and say my great great great great grand father left them to the family. 10 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrapound Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Exactly. There's honest and then there's ridiculously stupid! 5 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrapound Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 16 minutes ago, Officiallytook said: I'm thinking I would of just melted it down into coins and say my great great great great grand father left them to the family. Exactly. There's honest and then there's ridiculously stupid...! 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
davis411 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 1 hour ago, Officiallytook said: I'm thinking I would of just melted it down into coins and say my great great great great grand father left them to the family. yep and agreed that was stupid I could of helped him 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Officiallytook Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 39 minutes ago, davis411 said: yep and agreed that was stupid I could of helped him Yeah , just for 1mill in coins 😏 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
King Bean Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 The only guy to profit from Iraq at this point. Good for him!! Just think of all the other treasures that have disappeared in that desert sand and long forgotten. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk_Viking64 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 (edited) 2 hours ago, ezrapound said: Exactly. There's honest and then there's ridiculously stupid...! OK so here is the solution for a next time, in Jamestown CA (where the gold hunters go) are many shops that buy raw gold and most are in home forged bars. Gold is legal to own so I don't understand his issues. Edited April 11, 2017 by Drunk_Viking64 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
olivesman Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 3 hours ago, Officiallytook said: I'm thinking I would of just melted it down into coins and say my great great great great grand father left them to the family. I would have been making rings and jewelry for a VERY long time. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ezrapound Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 27 minutes ago, Drunk_Viking64 said: OK so here is the solution for a next time, in Jamestown CA (where the gold hunters go) are many shops that buy raw gold and most are in home forged bars. Gold is legal to own so I don't understand his issues. The guy lives in Great Britain so maybe their laws are different than ours... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
steveh12 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 Am I too late to call DIBS! Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Drunk_Viking64 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 2 minutes ago, steveh12 said: Am I too late to call DIBS! Yea, That's right, remember all of us were in the desert looking at the sand and that tank came up and said "Give us your gold now!!" I'm sure it is our gold that is in that tank. Where do we apply to get our gold back? 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okane Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 There were SIX bars. Bahahaha 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Theseus Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 3 hours ago, okane said: There were SIX bars. Bahahaha Last time I found SIX bars, wait... all I remember was a night filled with a lot of drinking... 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SocalDinar Posted April 11, 2017 Author Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 I have to say that i would probably not turn it in. Does that make me a bad guy. He did not steal the tank right? I own a gold claim and love the shiney stuff. I would have just melted it down into pellets and said i mined it myself. easy as that. I would pay the tax and smile smile smile as i cut that check 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
jmartin1145 Posted April 11, 2017 Report Share Posted April 11, 2017 As far as im concerned. That gold is his. He bought is most likely as is. 3 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gypsygirl11 Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Wow, there is a time and place to call the cops and that was NOT one of them! 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
sandfly Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 yep g 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
okane Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 What gold??? 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
bigwave Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 A military collector discovered five gold bars worth more than £1m ($1.24m) hidden inside a restored tank purchased for £30,000, prompting theories it was plundered by Saddam Hussein's soldiers during the first Gulf War in a 'Three Kings'-type heist. The bullion was buried inside the fuel tank of the T54 armoured vehicle that had previously belonged to Hussein's Iraqi army. It is believed that the bars may have been looted from Kuwait during the 1990 Iraqi invasion, according to The Sun. 2 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MyLadiesDaddy Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Rockymtnhi Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 Some people are dumber than dirt. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ChuckFinley Posted April 12, 2017 Report Share Posted April 12, 2017 I am wondering how many people are checking out some old tanks from Iraq. 1 Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
haymon Posted April 13, 2017 Report Share Posted April 13, 2017 Going on e bay right now.... Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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