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$1 Million in Gold Coins Rain Down on Workers From French Rafters

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17 Feb 2012 27 views
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$1 Million in Gold Coins Rain Down on Workers From French Rafters
A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the old building's rafters, that began raining down from above.

A French Champagne producer is spreading the wealth with his workers after they discovered nearly $1 million in gold coins stashed away in the building's rafters, according to Agence France Press (AFP).

"One of the workers (was) attacking the building's ceiling with a crowbar when gold coins started to rain down on him, followed by sacks of gold," Francois Lange, head of Alexandre Bonnet in Les Riceys France, told AFP.

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