[savedbygrace]

Assuming it’s all pure gold and silver, the value of the raw materials, in today’s dollars, is less then $200,000. The value of the items as artifacts is far more, of course.

I’m just saying, it’s not that much gold and silver.

[csvset]

I received a metal detector for my birthday ( be careful making comments like, "That would be fun" ), folks will buy stuff like metal detectors for you. .

I've tried it several times and have found one , (1) , thin dime.

LOL

However, it's exciting all the same.

I can only imagine the thrill of finding a single piece of gold, let alone a treasure trove.

Not a lot of gold ? Uh, sure.