Family auctions off cache of gold coins from the reign of King Henry VIII found in their backyard

Not The Bee ^ | November 30, 2025 | Harris Rigby

[Red Badger]

I wish I could find gold coins from the time of Henry VIII in my backyard.........But I doubt he ever came to Florida on vaycay..........

[sjmjax]

I’m surprised that they weren’t confiscated as “ government property”.

[DFG]

I’m Henery The Eighth, I Am! Henery The Eighth, I Am, I am!
I got married to the widow next door,
She’s been married seven times before.
And ev’ryone was a Henery,
She wouldn’t have Willie or a Sam.
I’m her eighth old man named Henery,
Henery the Eighth, I Am!

[j.havenfarm]

After appraisal, the government has the right to purchase the find at fair market value. If it doesn’t, the find belongs to the finder

[marktwain]

A nice chunk of change. About 1/3 the price of the lowest priced home in the neighborhood.

[Ezekiel]

Well you never know, you might score a Herman’s Hermits 8 track.

[Red Badger]

Then or now?...........😁

[Vaduz]

Your in a good a spot for metal detecting on the shore lines with all the ships that went down near there with gold coins.

Good luck

[BenLurkin]

Well, what’s the second verse?

[bricklayer]

It’s the same as the 1st.

[Diana in Wisconsin]

‘Detectorists’ has a special place in my heart.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U0s28E6XFlE

[21twelve]

Great Britain has great treasure laws that encourage detecting. If one finds something they tell the government. If the government decides that it has historic value the government buys it from the finder at a reasonable price.

If it isn’t historical it goes back to the finder. A detectorist finds it on someone else’s land they usually have a short contract signed by the landowner to share some percentage of any treasure found.

[SunkenCiv]

I was excited when I found a coin of Henry IX, imagine my chagrin when the guy claimed it was fake... 🥁

[SunkenCiv]

[mistfree]

Second verse, same as the first. should get better but it’s gonna get worse!

[telescope115]

I’m surprised that they weren’t confiscated as “ government property”.

I’m surprised, too. I thought sure the British government would get some of it.

[telescope115]

Ah, ok.

[delta7]

Says much about Gold,.....called Wealth, it held its value for centuries. Not so with meme coins, Bitcoins, paper currencies, electrons, equities, or anything else people think is “money”.

Big difference between “ money” and Wealth.

[Flash Bazbeaux]

Twenty-six pounds in 1530, invested at just two percent per year, compounded annually, would come to about 518,000 pounds, or 140,000 pounds more than the family got. Which is why the Master cast out the servant who buried his talents.