If you discovered a literal gold mine on your property would you take just enough to live and share the rest or would you keep it all?

What would be the right price? Not having any firsthand knowledge, of how deep the gold goes... Do you have a predetermined amount you'd sell for and not ask questions?

 

A good question I can't answer.  I'd just like to be put in that situation for the possible money (if any) to be made.

What if it became public you have gold under your garden? Do you think thieves would care for your lovely garden? Now think about that. :)

I asked a similar question about oil when I was on answerbag and you'd be surprised, well probably not, how fast people who were supposedly totally against capitalism suddenly turned into capitalists.

You can't adequately put a price on the property until you know its worth which means mining all the gold. The government might raise your taxes because of its assessed value forcing you dig some up just to pay the bills.

LOL now Weylon.. you are asking me to think... and I don't wanna... I liked your idea that we should not think so much...
And my gut reaction would be to just leave the gold in the ground...it was there a long time before I came..and it will be there when I am gone.. let someone else have it....

If i have to think... i think.. i'd keep it secret... leave it as it is... and so no one would know... ever...  if neighbours also have gold then the secret would get out.. I'd turn the property over to some company or other.. but would demand that they provide me with a new property... they would need to dig up all my plants and replant them in the new place.. they would need to build me a new koi pond, (i only just made my new one this year) and put everything how I want it... It doesn't have to be the same but it MUST have all my plants, (Ok there are some I don't care about as much but if they are going to be dug up for the mine they may as well dig them up and transfer them..) 

Then I will be happy :)