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Medieval 'pot o' gold' discovered by construction workers
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Posted on 03/16/2018 1:48:23 PM PDT by Red Badger
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To: Red Badger
Gold, when melted down, is virtually untraceable - the banker guy in Goldfinger.
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:18:25 PM PDT
by
wally_bert
(I didn't get where I am today by selling ice cream tasting of bookends, pumice stone & West Germany)
To: Red Badger
He, heh - you said “laying pipe”, heh, heh.
CC
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:22:20 PM PDT
by
Celtic Conservative
(Do you know what really burns my ass? A flame about 3 feet high.)
To: ping jockey
The numismatic value is only what the market will bear, and would take a while to achieve. People would be asking all sorts of questions, trying to ascertain the coins’ authenticity, since there are many fake coins, though made of real gold and silver................
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:23:56 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
To: wally_bert
Yes, that the good part about it..................
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:24:34 PM PDT
by
Red Badger
(The people who call Trump a tyrant are the same people who want the president to confiscate weapons.)
To: publius911
In the UK, it goes to the sovereign, under the assumption it was illegally hidden.............
Fortunately, The U.S. Constitution does not acknowledge “sovereigns.”
No. The U.S. passed an antiquities act or some such. Finds of ancient treasure are considered to be property of the U.S. government, if found on public land (the vast majority of the West). The U.S. government would rather fossils be destroyed by weathering than claimed by private finders.
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:28:04 PM PDT
by
marktwain
(President Trump and his supporters are the Resistance. His opponents are the Reactionaries.)
To: Red Badger
UMM no, as coins, they have far more value.
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:47:35 PM PDT
by
packrat35
(Pelosi is only on loan to the world from Satan. Hopefully he will soon want his baby killer back)
To: Snickering Hound
To: Red Badger
When I read of something like this I always wonder what happened to the person who hid it and why they could not come back for it.
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posted on
03/16/2018 2:54:33 PM PDT
by
Ruy Dias de Bivar
(Re-open the insane asylums, stop drugging the kids.)
To: teeman8r
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posted on
03/16/2018 3:24:31 PM PDT
by
B.O. Plenty
(....give war a chance.....)
To: Red Badger
No, melting down 15th century sovereigns would be retarded. Here’s why.
There would be no problem whatsoever selling them as-is, and once they are turned into an unregnizeable blob of metal, that in turn would need to be assayed. When dealers purchase bullion it is bought at a very steep discount to gold price because of that.
Overall a good problem to have though. The stash represents somebodies life savings btw. Always a wonder what happened, why didn’t they return to get it. It’s cute their government has this “well they were trying to hide it, so it’s obviously ours”. What a bunch of wankers.
To: Red Badger
Looks like they cleaned up beautifully.
To: Red Badger; fieldmarshaldj; BillyBoy; NFHale; GOPsterinMA; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion; bagster
If it was me that found this, it wouldn’t be in the news, I can tell you that.
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posted on
03/16/2018 5:53:21 PM PDT
by
Impy
(D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
To: Impy
Shoot, shovel and shut up.
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posted on
03/16/2018 9:25:19 PM PDT
by
fieldmarshaldj
("It's Slappin' Time !")
To: Red Badger; StayAt HomeMother; Ernest_at_the_Beach; 1ofmanyfree; 21twelve; 24Karet; ...
Thanks Red Badger. Nice find!
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posted on
03/17/2018 12:22:55 PM PDT
by
SunkenCiv
(www.tapatalk.com/groups/godsgravesglyphs/, forum.darwincentral.org, www.gopbriefingroom.com)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion
Senior year in high school, working at a local supermarket, I was on carriage patrol.
I noticed there was a pocketbook in a carriage I picked up. So I took it to customer service. Turns out it belonged to a woman that worked at the market and she just won on a scratch ticket - $1200 in cash in an envelope, right there in the bag.
Bitch never said thank you to me or even offered to get me a glass of water.
Lesson learned. After that, whenever Ive found anything, I turn in it. Turn it into my pocket.
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posted on
03/18/2018 9:27:12 AM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: Vaquero
“...Last thing to do is to tell a European government what you found....”
Last thing to do is tell ANY government...
They take enough out of your life as it is.
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posted on
03/18/2018 9:47:38 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: GOPsterinMA; Impy; fieldmarshaldj; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion; teeman8r; Red Badger
RE Pot o’ gold:
Like poster teeman8r said: “Shovel and shut up”...
Going to ANY authority with it is .... purely stupid.
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posted on
03/18/2018 9:51:08 AM PDT
by
NFHale
(The Second Amendment - By Any Means Necessary.)
To: GOPsterinMA; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion
OMG, your story has caused me physical pain.
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posted on
03/18/2018 5:37:54 PM PDT
by
Impy
(D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
To: Impy; fieldmarshaldj; NFHale; stephenjohnbanker; KC_Lion
Sorry bout that.
My friends that worked together with me at that market discussed that when we were together during the holidays. Its one of those Remember when...? stories.
Yep, I remember the woman well. Not even a thank you.
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posted on
03/18/2018 5:51:46 PM PDT
by
GOPsterinMA
(I'm with Steve McQueen: I live my life for myself and answer to nobody.)
To: GOPsterinMA
Some lady dropped her keys once in line at a store, I picked them for her and dangled them playfully in front of her baby who was very interested in them, and she snatched them out my hand and gave me a look that said “You White folks belong in a concentration camp”.
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posted on
03/18/2018 5:56:20 PM PDT
by
Impy
(D's might have a registration edge in the district but that doesn't mean I have no virtue to signal.)
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