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Multimillion-pound hoard of 50BC GOLD PIECES found in Jersey

oroplata		Posted : Friday, 29 June 2012 2:55:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered, Moderators Joined: 16/06/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,040 Location: Christchurch Thanks: 23 times Was thanked: 211 time(s) in 152 post(s)		Droooool. http://www.theregister.c...12/06/28/iron_age_coins/
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keywikiwi		Posted : Friday, 29 June 2012 6:22:36 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 4/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 66 Location: Invercargill Thanks: 3 times Was thanked: 17 time(s) in 12 post(s)		thats what dreams are made of,every time i detect along a beach im always thinking maybe some spanish pirates thought "Hmm this beach looks perfect place to bury my gold filled treasure chest"...lmao...Unfortunately in NZ finds like that will obviously never be found.

Lammerlaw		Posted : Friday, 29 June 2012 8:02:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Ingot Groups: Registered Joined: 24/05/2011(UTC) Posts: 1,721 Thanks: 72 times Was thanked: 579 time(s) in 396 post(s)		Great stuff and just shows that out here in the Antipodes we have nothing really worth finding - over here we go gaa gaa when we find a coin dated in the 1800s and over there such coins are common place...and I hate it when miserable sods point these things out to us as it makes me jealous! I think that finding a hoard like that would almost bring on the old 'Long John Silver' trick - look around to see if theres any other witnesses, blip anyone with you on the head, bury them and head west with the goodies - or was that Jesse James? Thanks for sharing Oroplata - I enjoyed seeing that. There are some amazing finds turning up all over Europe and the Bible lands.

nzdigger		Posted : Friday, 29 June 2012 9:17:16 PM(UTC)
Rank: Gold Nugget Groups: Registered Joined: 27/03/2012(UTC) Posts: 80 Location: rangiora Thanks: 15 times Was thanked: 13 time(s) in 8 post(s)		unreal!! can,t complain about the hourly rate on that job!!