Attention geeky coin guys~

[Middle Finger]

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

[IMaDick]

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.

[Lady Cop]

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.

[Middle Finger]

Great find! I always get jealous.

[Cracker]

Then pee in a stall instead of the urinals.

[Lady Cop]

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.

[Middle Finger]

Great stuff!!

[Lady Cop]

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

[Middle Finger]

It amazes me that one would be obligated by law to turn over treasure they find on their own property ...

[Maggot]

I would have melted them rather than give them up. The government must have given the guy something.....C'mon!! That is just wrong, and I bet nobody does that again.

[Middle Finger]

Exactly ... total incentive to keep/sell them discreetly one by one or on a black market ...

[IMaDick]

I keep everything. this is just one of many Gold and silver trinkets I have found, this crucifix weighs 7 grams.

[Jurassic]

Finders in the UK do get quite a substantial reward , I believe the last big one was over £1m for finding a hoard of coins.

[Lady Cop]

i need this dino coin!





In a currency first, the Royal Canadian Mint will release a 25-cent piece next week featuring an image of a dinosaur whose skeleton is illuminated in the shroud of darkness.

The new coin is also a big moment for the pachyrhinosaurus lakustai, the first prehistoric animal ever to be featured on money.

On the flipside of the coin is Queen Elizabeth II who is also a dinosaur, but her image will not glow in the dark.

[Middle Finger]

I love the idea of dinosaur coins ... I'm serious! Thanks for posting that, buttacup!

[Lady Cop]

I love the idea of dinosaur coins ... I'm serious! Thanks for posting that, buttacup!

those moose-molesting Canadians want $29.95 for that coin! with a face value of 25 cents.

[Middle Finger]

The Moose-humpers make the purest (.9999) gold and silver coins though ... the Royal Canadian Mint is a world leader ...

[Lady Cop]

check your change MF.




A centuries old coin, one of the first ever produced in the United States Mint, was sold for a whopping $1.15million at an Illinois auction on Thursday.

The famous 1792 silver-center cent was purchased by Kevin Lipton of Beverly Hills, California, on behalf of a group of unnamed investors.

On one side, the reddish-brown coin features Lady Liberty facing right with her hair flowing behind, and on the other, a wreath tied with a ribbon at the bottom encloses around the words 'ONE CENT.'

Read more: http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-...z1sfWQTFm5

[Middle Finger]

That is at the core of my love for coin collecting! Historical colonials ... it doesn't get much better or much more important than that 1792 coin. Thanks for posting it!

[Lady Cop]

i know you'll want one of these too MF. heh



An auction gallery in Georgia is selling what’s believed to be one of the rarest coins ever made in the United States — a $3 gold coin estimated to be worth up to $4 million.

The coin is believed to be a 1870-S $3 piece from the San Francisco Mint that was found embedded into a souvenir book in a bookstore in San Francisco, according to Steve White, owner of the Four Seasons Auction Gallery in Alpharetta, Ga.

“It’s one of two, maybe three, known to have ever been minted by the San Francisco Mint,” White told FoxNews.com. “It’s almost folklore to have this kind of rare coin to be around.”

White said the only other 1870-S $3 gold coin known to exist was sold at auction in 1982 for $687,500. The coin will be auctioned on June 2 and White invited all potential buyers to bring an independent expert to authenticate the piece.

“It’s a big piece of American history,” he said. “We expect the coin to bring in between $2 [million] and $4 million.”

Authorized by the Act of February 21, 1853, the coin was designed by James B. Longacre. The obverse depicts a representation of LIBERTY wearing a headdress of an Indian princess and the reverse a wreath of corn, cotton, and tobacco.