What's the deal with Destiny's Gold Chests?

Destiny is packed with secrets and the beta deliberately kept many of them obscure, but Bungie has now commented on one…

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Gold Chest - Destinypedia, the Destiny wiki

Golden Chest Locations : r/destiny2

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