Post: #15

When the Viking warrior buried his hoard of silver coins and jewelery in a lead container, he doubtless expected to be back for them after his next battle.

But thanks to those pesky Anglo Saxons, they remained undisturbed for more than 1,000 years... until Darren Webster discovered them with a metal detector during his lunch break.

Found just 18 inches beneath the surface of a field in Silverdale, Lancashire, the 201 objects were yesterday hailed by the British Museum as one of the most important Viking discoveries of recent times.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...z1gZSlxr1t

Post: #16

Will that guy make any money off the hoard he found? Do Museums just take with no compensation?

Great find as usual, LC!

Post: #17

ancient brothel token (similar to subway token )







A Roman coin that was probably used by a lustful legionary has washed up on the banks of the Thames.

Made from bronze and smaller than a ten pence piece, the coin depicts a man and a woman engaged in an intimate act.

Historians believe it is the first example of a Roman brothel token to be found in this country.

It lay hidden in mud for almost 2,000 years until it was unearthed by an amateur archaeologist with a metal detector.

On the reverse of the token is the numeral XIIII, which experts say could indicate the holder handed over 14 small Roman coins called asses to buy it.

This would have been the equivalent of seven loaves of bread or one day’s pay for a laborer in the first century AD.

the holder would then have taken the token to one of the many Londinium brothels and handed it to a sex slave in exchange for the act depicted on the coin.

daily mail

Post: #18

This gives me an idea. I want to make up coins for my wife that she agrees to honor. I have to earn them of course, but I like the idea of sex currency.

Post: #19

CORBETT, OR (KPTV) -
Multnomah County Sheriff's Deputies are searching for a man they said stole tools, two safes and valuable coins from a shed at a Corbett home belonging to his own father.

Deputies said Dan Johnson, Jr., along with two other suspects, broke into the outbuildings on Christmas.

The safes had approximately 50 to 60 lbs. of silver and jewelry inside, detectives said.

They also contained a coin collection worth several thousand dollars.

Investigators told FOX 12 that the suspects dumped the collection into a coin counting machine in Gresham and received about $450 in return.

"The obvious answer that the crooks were idiots, just simply an idiot," said Dan Johnson, Sr. "To not know the value of what they had taken, just to get pocket change for it. Just really a stupid person. Makes me feel good he was a stupid person and didn't realize what he had."

With the help of friends and Multnomah County Sheriff's deputies, Dan Johnson, Sr. spent Thursday sifting through the coins deposited in the Coinstar receptacle looking for his collection. The included rare pennies, nickels and dimes dating to the early 1900s.

"It was an inheritance, which made it even worse because I lost an inheritance that was meant to go forward for my children and grandchildren," he said.

The coin counting machine would not accept about 500 silver quarters, so the suspects took those to a bank, according to deputies. The bank is returning the quarters to Johnson, Sr.

Detectives said they've caught the two other suspects in this case and they are cooperating with the investigation.

CRIMINAL GENIUS--->

Post: #20

orlando sentinel
Talk about a lucky penny. It was actually worth $1 million.

That was the final bid by an unknown buyer for the one-cent copper coin minted in 1793, the first year the United States produced its own coins. Its sale was one of the biggest deals at the coin show and annual convention of the Florida United Numismatists at the Orange County Convention Center.

With nearly 600 dealers of coins and currency, the show is the largest in the country, said Cindy Wibker, convention coordinator for the Florida organization of avid coin collectors. More than 100,000 people are expected to attend.

On display were Buffalo nickels, dozens of silver one-ounce pieces and coins from antiquity, as well as misprinted cash, Confederate notes and foreign currency. Dealers were not only selling, but also appraising and buying coins from attendees.

Post: #21

That penny and coins from that year are dreams for colonial coin collectors!

Post: #22

(12-14-2011 11:37 PM)Lady Cop Wrote:  







When the Viking warrior buried his hoard of silver coins and jewelery in a lead container, he doubtless expected to be back for them after his next battle.

But thanks to those pesky Anglo Saxons, they remained undisturbed for more than 1,000 years... until Darren Webster discovered them with a metal detector during his lunch break.

Found just 18 inches beneath the surface of a field in Silverdale, Lancashire, the 201 objects were yesterday hailed by the British Museum as one of the most important Viking discoveries of recent times.


Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/sciencetech/a...z1gZSlxr1t

This is why I metal detect everything and everywhere.

I would love to find a hoard of spanish silver.

Post: #23

this article doesn't give a monetary value. it's certainly of an historical value.



BBC
A "unique" medieval coin from the reign of William the Conqueror has been discovered in a field near Gloucester.

The hammered silver coin was found by metal detectorist Maureen Jones just north of the city in November.

Experts from the Portable Antiquities Scheme said the find "filled in the hole" in the dates the Gloucester mint was known to have been operating.

The coin, which dates from 1077-1080, features the name of the moneyer Silacwine and where it was minted.

The Portable Antiquities Scheme said that until the coin was discovered, there were no known examples of William I coins minted in Gloucester between 1077-1080.

"The discovery of this coin therefore proves that the mint was in operation throughout the whole reign of William I," it said.

Ms Jones, who found the coin, is a member of Taynton Metal Detecting Club.

"I went out with two other ladies to an open field and that's where I found it," she said.

"I know it's a silver hammered coin but I didn't recognise the king.

"It's quite amazing."

Kurt Adams, finds liaison officer for the Portable Antiquities Scheme, said the penny coin would have been "quite valuable" at the time that it is thought to been lost by its owner more than 900 years ago.

It is due to be returned to Ms Jones shortly.

Post: #24

Great find! I always get jealous.

Post: #25

Then pee in a stall instead of the urinals.

Post: #26

One of the largest collections of Roman coins -- over 30,000 silver pieces -- has been recovered in England from the building site of a new hotel in Bath, just 450 feet from the historic Roman Baths.

Known as the Beau Street Hoard, from the street where they have been unearthed, the coins date to 270 A.D., a time of great upheaval when the western Roman empire was threatened by civil war and barbarian invasion.

Aware of the difficult times, the owner might have just decided to hide away the treasure.

"In the crisis of the third century, Rome had 25 emperors in 50 years. It was a time of great unrest especially on the continent as the Empire came near to collapse," Stephen Clews, manager of the Roman Baths and Pump Room, told Discovery News.

"Britain was part of a breakaway western empire and although it seems to have been relatively peaceful, this hoard may reflect events unfolding in those troubled times," Clews said.

The archaeologists found thousands of coins fused together in a large block. This makes identification and counting the exact number very difficult.

"Conservators at the British Museum are taking a whole year to do the work. There are believed to be more than 30,000 coins, making this one of the fifth largest hoards ever found in Britain and the largest from a Roman town," Clews said.

The coins are also the largest hoard ever found by a professional archaeologist -- Hazel O'Neill of Cotswold Archaeology.

Post: #27

Great stuff!!

Post: #28

The haul of Civil War currency could be worth as much as £51,000 - but the doctor has had to hand it all in to the Government.

Just under 600 coins dating from around the 1640s were found, as well as a stunning gold ring bearing the romantic inscription 'When this you see, remember me'.

not OUR Civil War...story here:

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1qRhCVY8T