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Man that's just amazing. I may just take up metal detecting now =)
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Quite amazing!
It makes you wonder, in all the lands near and far, how many such vessels are buried beneath the soil full of coins like this, and how many have yet to be found? And how many will never be found?
Steve
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That's it! I'm taking the Garrett out tomorrow for sure!
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I wonder if there is American treasure to be found like that. I often wonder if one of the 13 original colonies had treasure hidden in the ground waiting for my detector. I would like to think so but the odds are slim to none!
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That is a dream! How I would love to come across any kind of hidden cash!It's a bit like finding an ancient bank vault.
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This was in the British press today as well: http://www.metro.co.uk/news/834632-...-second-timeHe found £1 million pounds worth of iron age neckbands less than a year ago on his first ever metal detecting expedition and has struck lucky again! His girlfriend still thinks his hobby is 'a bit dorky' but I bet she will change her mind when he gets his £500,000 payout for his neckbands! |
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Those are not the same people. This find is mentioned in the article but it also says it was found by someone else. It is a different item entirely that the £1 million finder discovered.
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 What is it going to do with the price of Roman coins?  |
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That is just to cool!, to bad the native Americans delt in clam shells, LOL
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Looks like a good use for Badthad's Verdi-gone. Have to sell it in gallons though.  |
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Those are not the same people I know its a different guy!! - it was just published the same day in the UK press - its Booth who has made the two important finds. Just goes to show though what is still out their for those who are diligent enough or lucky enough to find! Like Whytlash says it makes you wonder what is out there and more depressingly what will never be found. |
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What is it going to do with the price of Roman coins? That all depends on whether they ever make it onto the collector market or not. According to the published articles, the Museum of Somerset has expressed interest in acquiring the entire collection and if they obtain them all, then it won't make the slightest bit of difference to the market value. But in Britain, museums have to pay full market value for any "treasure" artefacts they acquire. 52,000 coins at $20 to $50 each is a cool million dollars or two they'll have to pay. Most museums I've been to don't have that kind of spare cash lying around. If they haven't got the cash, and if the British Museum or some other organization or philanthropist doesn't stump up the cash for the museum to buy them, then the coins will go up for auction on the open market. Only if that happens will you then be likely to see a drop in price for the issues represented in the hoard. There are apparently a number of coins of Carausius, a British usurper, in the hoard. I paid AU$100 for my barely-identifiable Carausius. This amount of coins hitting the market all at once could see that slashed in half. 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
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