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Treasure Hunting

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    stopmeandslapme Well-Known Member

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    Yes, ‘ave it you Norman slag!
     
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    The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins to be found in England has been declared treasure at an inquest.
    https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-norfolk-59151380

    Lots of interesting information on that article. Notice a bent copper also got busted. I send photos and descriptions of everything I find to the farmer, not interested in cheating him out of any cash. Not that I ever find anything that valuable. Let's not talk about club digs which I used to go to...
     
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    I've found a few, also a VHS tape which was one of those foreign language (Dutch) films about a woman who called upon the services of a plumber, then got burgled, then had two burly cops come round. Then weeks later I found another VHS tape close to where I'd found the first so rushed home to play it. ****ing Dances With Wolves.
     
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    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    <laugh>
     
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    Good movie, that. Bit long though.

    Dances With Wolves, I mean
     
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    Gambol George Clooney's wee brother

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    No you didn't.
     
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    Never quite got to the end of either tbh

    :bandit:
     
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    Not a massive amount, maybe a grand each for her and the landowner.
     
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    Is that because they aren't precious metals even though the findings are a lot older than most?
     
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    They are bronze so scrap value is small, maybe £50 if that.
    They are not particularly rare, plenty of people, not me, have found one.
    The picture shows a sample of the 65 items, about a third of which are intact so can only assume about a third of the haul is, making 20-25 intact.
    Individually, intact, they would sell for about £100 each on ebay.
    The value will be decided by the coroner and some museum experts, they are not known for being over generous in their valuations.
     
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    Coroner like Quincy?
     
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    If it's low value financially and historically, why is it called 'treasure'?
     
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