(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/article-2074039/Incredible-Viking-hoard-blanks-murky-period-British-history.html#ixzz1gZSlxr1t

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.

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:

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.

(04-15-2012, 10:48 PM)Middle Finger Wrote: I love the idea of dinosaur coins ... I'm serious! Thanks for posting that, buttacup!

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.'