Vienna Basement Treasure: Plumber Uncovers €2.3M Mozart Coin Hoard Hidden for Decades

A Vienna plumber renovating a villa basement uncovered a cemented metal chest containing about 30 kilograms of gold coins bearing Mozart's likeness, worth roughly €2.3 million ($2.4 million). Under Austrian civil law the finder's rights may grant half to the finder and half to the property owner, with a formal decision pending after a heritage review by the Federal Monuments Office.