Serious question, if you ever found a huge treasure, something of historical significance, would you announce it to the world, or just piecemeal sell stuff off to finance your lifestyle? I have thought about this, especially after reading about some of the legal battles that come about due to treasure hunters announcing then the state or local government deciding it should belong to them, or someone else with a supposed stake in it.
Personally, I think I would melt the gold down and sell off gold bars a bit at a time so as not to arouse suspicion.
Here is one of the more public cases, but the payout is beyond huge:
https://www.inquisitr.com/2614385/s...nish-treasure-ship-found-off-colombian-coast/
