Teacher inherits $7.4m gold hoard

A substitute teacher has been found to be the only heir to a fortune of gold coins discovered in the home of a reclusive cousin who quietly stashed away a treasure of more than 7 million US dollars before he died.

A court hearing in Carson City, Nevada, is scheduled for Tuesday when a judge is expected to certify first cousin Arlene Magdanz, from California, as the lone heir to the treasure valued at $7.4m.