Iron Age coins
ricko
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This is an older find, but the article gives details about value. Cheers, RickO
https://www.foxnews.com/science/iron-age-coin-hoard-sets-guinness-world-record
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Very cool. Now I wonder if that green is AT or NT???
On the island of Jersey, no less. Wow
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"Finders entitled to compensation, even though it officially belongs to the Queen of England".
Taxman gets the rest
The maximum good and enjoyment happens when coins like this are properly conserved and end up in a museum with all relevant details like in the article.
As foolish as it sounds ... I never heard of the Iron Age. Good read though.
Is compensation awarded under the 1996 Treasure Act taxed by the British government, adding insult to injury, or does that get baked into the compensation formula, making it seem tax-free?
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https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-7957823/Treasure-hunters-Britains-largest-coin-hoard-discovering-69-347-Roman-Celtic-pieces.html
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I bet their eyeballs were huge!
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Thanks Ricko. I really enjoyed this . Made me do some research. Thanks.
That must have been quite the sensation for the person who unearthed those. Cool find.
....would love to know WHY they were buried...0
@ambro51....I agree.... I am always curious about the backstory to such treasures....Were they buried to avoid marauding forces? A theft hidden for later recovery? Could be many reasons....Cheers, RickO
PS Currently running on PBS is a British tv show “Detectorists”, Sort of a half comedy/1/4 moral story/1/4 actually quite well informed numismatic comments. Worth Watching..
Will try to catch it.... I do not watch much TV, but will look for it...Cheers, RickO
Corroded ... just dump them back into circulation.
There were no banks so people would bury their savings for safe keeping. Obviously they would keep the location of their savings secret and when they died their secrets died with them.
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