After Three Years, Pieces In The World's Largest Celtic Coin Hoard Are Now Completely Separated

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CCFPress Press Manager United States 1420 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 6:06 pm CoinWorld - You might remember when, in 2012, the Jersey Heritage organization was alerted to what would be called the Catillon II hoard, some 70,000 Celtic coins from the Iron Age, all clumped together. Well, it's a clump of coins no longer, as researchers have concluded separating each individual coin. Unearthed by detectorists Reg Mead and Richard Miles, who had been searching in the Grouville area since the early 1980s, on the east side of the island of Jersey, the excavation was quickly turned over to a team of archaeologists from Jersey Heritage, the Societe Jersiaise and Guernsey Museum. It is believed that this collection was buried by a tribe of French Celts more than 2,000 years ago, from around 20 to 50 B.C. Read the Entire Article Report this Post to the Staff

echizento Moderator United States 23731 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 9:18 pm Wow! that's some hoard. Wonder how many coins will make it into the market? Report this Post to the Staff
Spence Moderator United States 34428 Posts	Posted 03/16/2017 10:46 pm Yes be on the lookout for some interesting pieces! "If you climb a good tree, you get a push." -----Ghanaian proverb "The danger we all now face is distinguishing between what is authentic and what is performed." -----King Adz Report this Post to the Staff
Sap Moderator Australia 16852 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 05:46 am You can find some old discussion about the hoard here on the forum in this old thread which dates from about the time the hoard became public knowledge. Quote: Wonder how many coins will make it into the market? I believe the correct answer to that question is "none of them". Once coins get into the hands of museums and archaeologists, they usually never get out again. Don't say "infinitely" when you mean "very"; otherwise, you'll have no word left when you want to talk about something really infinite. - C. S. Lewis Report this Post to the Staff
january1may Pillar of the Community Russian Federation 5177 Posts	Posted 03/17/2017 08:34 am A few might if a museum gets looted, or (less likely) decides to sell part of its collection. [EDIT: or maybe if a really really rich guy decides he really wants some particular coin, and then his heirs auction the collection.] But yes, most likely, none of those will end up on the market, unfortunately - not anytime soon anyway. Edited by january1may 03/17/2017 08:37 am Report this Post to the Staff
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