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nalaberong Pillar of the Community Canada 2805 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 6:39 pm Just remembered this site from my trip to Iceland a few years back: This is the Peningagjá spring in Þingvellir, where Icelanders convened in Parliament from 930 to 1798. Today, it is a national park, and it is evenly divided between the North American and Eurasian tectonic plates. Anyway, it's traditional to throw coins into this spring , and if I remember correctly, some archaeologists went for a little dive and found Viking-era coins at the bottom of it all! Just thought I'd share... Report this Post to the Staff

WheatBack Pillar of the Community United States 2850 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 6:42 pm They should let me dive and have the only rule being: "Finders keepers" Report this Post to the Staff
jdmern Pillar of the Community United States 1949 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 8:23 pm Oh wow thst's so cool Boardwalk Numismatics http://stores.ebay.com/jdmern/ https://boardwalknumismatics.com Report this Post to the Staff
NathanASE Pillar of the Community United States 1511 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 8:44 pm Stunning, just beautiful! Report this Post to the Staff
Nathancrh1 Pillar of the Community Canada 785 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 9:10 pm To go through those coins down there... Report this Post to the Staff
DVCollector Bedrock of the Community United States 10045 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 11:35 pm Beautiful country--I have to visit one day! Report this Post to the Staff
vermontensium Moderator United States 16677 Posts	Posted 12/01/2013 11:42 pm Awesome! Looks like some copper went in there :) swcoin.ecrater.com Report this Post to the Staff
Joseph7420 Bedrock of the Community Canada 11922 Posts	Posted 12/02/2013 07:47 am Beautiful! Report this Post to the Staff
Jimjumper Valued Member United States 331 Posts	Posted 12/02/2013 10:00 am About 15 years ago I was stationed in northern Japan, (Yagan area, near Misawa), and just for fun went diving in a mountain river where we went camping most weekends. There was a walkbridge over the river and people would throw coins from the bridge for good luck. In the rock riffles on the bottom there were lots of coins. They were mostly old and corroded and didn't have much value so I only picked up a few, but the visual of seeing them lying everywhere sure evoked visions of finding treasure! Report this Post to the Staff
Whizb4ng Pillar of the Community Canada 579 Posts	Posted 12/02/2013 10:08 am There are stories of drunk locals jumping in to try and recover some of the coins. I wouldn't want to jump into that water though it is incredibly cold. There is a nice shiny loonie sitting at the bottom though thanks to me. Report this Post to the Staff
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