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“Iron Age coins discovered in Jersey after 30-year search”
http://www.guardian.co.uk/culture/2012/jun/26/iron-age-coins-discovered-jersey
“Iron Age coins worth £1m found by Jersey treasure hunters”
I think that the government has “first dibs” on antiquities but must pay a fair market value for them. This seems to be subject to abuse but I haven’t read of complaints.
Never understood why the money “horders” of those ages didn’t just deposit their money into an insured Savings & Loan account...
Pretty cool looking coins.
FYI: Iron Age coins ping.
Fun hobby,my best find was only a Buffalo Nickle,but ya never know,”Today’s The Day”:)
So, that’s where I left them.
I'm in the process of contacting the Smithsonian.
Paid off for the government. Most of Europe's old relics now get thrown in a ditch or hedgerow when they are uncovered, because the government will confiscate them and then take your land in holding until archaeologists get around to looking at it (10-20 years).
Aha! I KNEW they’d turn up eventually. I was wondering where I’d left those.
;-)
“It was found under a hedge so perhaps this is an early example of hedge fund trading.”
I invested in a brand new Whites GMT Goldmaster this spring, its a 48khz specialty detector for gold detecting in Alaska. it wasn’t cheap, also picked up a Garret Pro pointer, using the two I can zero in searching for grain sized gold flakes and nuggets.
I have yet to use it but I have several places that look very promising. I joined some forums and was amazed at the amount of interest in metal detecting but for the most part in the lower 48 its searching more for coins and relics.
There was an idiotic attempt to make a reality TV series, its failed miserably fortunately.