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Post by billhammond on Apr 30, 2024 14:57:36 GMT -5
Robert and Betty Fooks of West Dorset, England, were renovating their 400-year-old farmhouse when they decided to tear up the concrete floor to increase the height of their kitchen, the Daily Star reported. As Robert wielded a pickax, he came upon a treasure 2 feet below the floor: $75,000 worth of ancient coins. The currency, which dated to the reigns of Queen Elizabeth I, King James I and King Charles I, were in pristine condition. “I presume they were buried during the English Civil War and the person intended to retrieve them but never got the chance,” Betty said. A coin specialist said the coins were probably left there around 1642.
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Post by theevan on Apr 30, 2024 15:02:58 GMT -5
That Fooking awesome!
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Post by billhammond on Apr 30, 2024 15:35:12 GMT -5
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Post by drlj on Apr 30, 2024 16:02:48 GMT -5
I found a quarter on the floor of the guest bedroom after Hammond stayed here. I assumed it was counterfeit.
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Post by millring on Apr 30, 2024 16:09:31 GMT -5
I'm going to start on my cellar floor. There must be SOME benefit to living in a 150 year old house.
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Post by paleo on Apr 30, 2024 16:16:13 GMT -5
I found a quarter in the Casey's parking lot today!
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Post by Marty on Apr 30, 2024 16:35:50 GMT -5
By English Treasure Law the Land Owner and the Finder split the find 50/50. So they are sole owners of the find. The find gets appraised by an independent party for worth and if it is also deemed historical the British Museum gets first offer to buy it at appraised value. This is not the best outcome as if sent to auction rarer coins can bring much more than appraised value.
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Post by billhammond on Apr 30, 2024 16:45:06 GMT -5
I found a quarter on the floor of the guest bedroom after Hammond stayed here. I assumed it was counterfeit. That was a tip for housekeeping. |
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Post by Russell Letson on Apr 30, 2024 17:23:38 GMT -5
Tip for housekeeping: Don't look under the bed. And if you do, use tongs to remove what you find there.
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Post by millring on Apr 30, 2024 17:26:31 GMT -5
Another tip. Don't use a $10,000 coin in a vending machine.
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Post by Marty on Apr 30, 2024 21:08:26 GMT -5
One of my Bucket List items was to go detecting in the UK. But I don't have the stamina for that anymore. Still deciding if I will take a detector to Kauai as beach and water detecting is much less stressful. Land detecting is walking very uneven ground and digging in the dirt.
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Post by Marshall on Apr 30, 2024 21:15:47 GMT -5
Land detecting is walking very uneven ground and digging in the dirt. A metaphor for life. |
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Post by Marty on Apr 30, 2024 22:40:41 GMT -5
I'm going to start on my cellar floor. There must be SOME benefit to living in a 150 year old house. Your house is so old that that is not a bad idea. In fact giving the floor a sweep with a metal detector may show you where to dig. |
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Post by Marty on May 1, 2024 10:16:15 GMT -5
Your old property would be a great candidate for overall detecting, the whole place. At some time it had an outdoor clothesline and probably a chicken coop. Coins get dropped under clotheslines and chicken coops were a poor man's safe deposit box. Hiding your valuables there was not a bad idea because if a stranger entered the coop the chickens went nuts and sounded the alarm. Also knowing where the outhouse was is a good place to detect and there are people that make a hobby of digging up old outhouse sites. The refuse has long turned into compost and would be valuable in the garden. This is a main target area for bottle collectors and even valuable items mistakenly dropped in there would not get retrieved.
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Post by Marshall on May 1, 2024 11:02:39 GMT -5
Ole would go in dere.
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Post by Marty on May 1, 2024 12:40:09 GMT -5
Ole is brave or stupid enough to go in the Hobo Haus. |
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