// pile of gold
void main()
{
   object oItem=GetFirstItemInInventory(OBJECT_SELF);
   int nCount;
   object oPC;
   if (oItem==OBJECT_INVALID) { DelayCommand(1.0,DestroyObject(OBJECT_SELF)); return; }
   if (GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"bDecay")==TRUE)
   { // Decaying turned on
     oPC=GetNearestCreature(CREATURE_TYPE_PLAYER_CHAR,PLAYER_CHAR_IS_PC,OBJECT_SELF,1,CREATURE_TYPE_IS_ALIVE,TRUE);
     if (!GetIsObjectValid(oPC))
     { // no PCs nearby
       nCount=GetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"nCount");
       nCount++;
       if (nCount>9)
       { // one minute passed
         oPC=GetFirstItemInInventory(OBJECT_SELF);
         if (GetIsObjectValid(oPC)) DestroyObject(oPC);
         DelayCommand(1.0,DestroyObject(OBJECT_SELF));
         return;
       } // one minute passed
       else
       { SetLocalInt(OBJECT_SELF,"nCount",nCount); }
     } // no PCs nearby
   } // Decaying turned on
}