idahoblues
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Metal detecting and finds
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Barcon
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Pmsl. Put us back to back and we’d look like a pick axe.
An amateur metal detectorist found one of England's earliest gold coins in a field. It'll sell for a pretty penny
An amateur metal detectorist who discovered what is thought to be one of England's first gold coins could soon see a payday of nearly half a million dollars.
www.cnn.com
Manchester33
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Great articles @PinkFinal thanks for sharing.
Have you watched digging for Britain on BBC yet? Brilliant series. So interesting.
Have you watched digging for Britain on BBC yet? Brilliant series. So interesting.
BimboBob
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A mate might have found another one, it's bent as fuck though so the county team are checking it over.
‘I owe it to the kids’: coin found by detectorist dad sold for £648,000
Devon family makes a fortune from 13th-century gold coin discovered thanks to return to an old hobbywww.theguardian.com
I've seen the pics, to me it looks like a standard gold coin rather than the rare one.
Plus he told them he found it in his garden rather than the farmers field behind as he didn't get permission. Tut tut. Still, permission has now been granted for a field sweep so hopefully other stuff will turn up.
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A mate might have found another one, it's bent as fuck though so the county team are checking it over.
I've seen the pics, to me it looks like a standard gold coin rather than the rare one.
Plus he told them he found it in his garden rather than the farmers field behind as he didn't get permission. Tut tut. Still, permission has now been granted for a field sweep so hopefully other stuff will turn up.
Very cool. After a quick google search, it looks like an Edward III Gold Noble