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  • ** FILE ** The reverse side of a $5 gold coin struck at the New Orleans Mint in 1844 is shown.

    Nevada recluse's gold fortune to be auctioned for taxes

    Carson City, Nev., officials have hit pay dirt. Cleanup crews called to empty the home of recently deceased recluse Walter Samaszko Jr. found a stash of gold — and taxes will eat up half of it.


  • Walter Samaszko Jr., a loner who lived in this home until his death in June, kept more than $7.4 million worth of gold coins, bars and bullion in his garage. The house was sold at auction for $112,000, and the hidden treasure went to his lone surviving first cousin, a substitute teacher in San Rafael, Calif. (Associated Press)

    Nevada man leaves $7.4M in gold

    Walter Samaszko Jr. was a loner whose death went largely unnoticed. That all changed when a crew sent to clean out his house found a fortune stashed away in the garage of his modest ranch-style home.


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