Teenager on Summer Construction Job in Belgium Unearths €9 Million Gold Hoard

Kobe Philips, 18, digging sewer trenches at a former brewery site in Sint-Gillis-Dendermonde, found gold coins, nuggets, and numbered bullion bars hidden in a bricked-in cellar wall. The hoard is valued at roughly €9 million. Police secured the treasure; prosecutors must verify it was not stolen before ownership is determined under Belgian treasure law.