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Huge Hoard Of Iron Age Coins Found
Isle Of Wight County Press ^
| 11-4-2005
| Gavin Foster
Posted on 11/04/2005 2:47:31 PM PST by blam
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posted on
11/04/2005 2:47:31 PM PST
by
blam
To: SunkenCiv
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posted on
11/04/2005 2:48:52 PM PST
by
blam
To: blam
"We are not in this for the money. Our club motto is 'pleasure not profit'.
It would be a thrill but the money will be pretty good too. Watch Ebay shortly if the State cant buy the hoard.
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posted on
11/04/2005 2:50:21 PM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: blam
silver and copper alloy Inflation was invented in the iron age. Cool.
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posted on
11/04/2005 2:53:34 PM PST
by
DManA
To: blam
To: R. Scott
"Watch Ebay shortly if the State cant buy the hoard."
There are some sort of feudal Crown rights to all treasure troves.
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posted on
11/04/2005 2:55:02 PM PST
by
GSlob
To: DManA
Well no wonder the iron age died out. They weren't on the gold standard. </Goldbug mode>
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posted on
11/04/2005 2:58:08 PM PST
by
DannyTN
To: blam
Very Cool.
(I like coins)
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:03:55 PM PST
by
BenLurkin
(O beautiful for patriot dream - that sees beyond the years)
To: blam
I'd go EBAY right off the bat and give one to the museum.
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:08:02 PM PST
by
vetvetdoug
(Shiloh, Corinth, Iuka, Brices Crossroads, Harrisburg, Britton Lane, Holly Springs, Hatchie Bridge,)
To: vetvetdoug
Is this the site of ancient Troy? (Where Troy Once Stood)
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:15:39 PM PST
by
sine_nomine
(Every baby is a blessing from God, from the moment of conception.)
To: Holly_P
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:23:32 PM PST
by
Graybeard58
(Remember and pray for Sgt. Matt Maupin - MIA/POW- Iraq since 04/09/04)
To: sine_nomine
Troy was on the Isle of Wright?
You're joking, right?
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:24:51 PM PST
by
Publius6961
(Liberal level playing field: If the Islamics win we are their slaves..if we win they are our equals.)
To: blam
Now, available for a limited time to the serious collector who can appreciate the true value of these rare coins.
(Which escaped melt-down during the great depression and were moved from the twin towers only days before the tragic attack on 9/11)
Okay, enough satire, the find really is cool!
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:30:02 PM PST
by
KosmicKitty
(WARNING: Hormonally crazed woman ahead!!)
To: KosmicKitty
Now wouldn't it be cool if the coins had the head of someone like "Arturus Rex" on them ?
Wight people have the Wight coins ? ( sorry!)
I wonder if they will work in a candy machine!
Cool find though!
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:44:32 PM PST
by
Candor7
(Into Liberal Flatulence Goes the Hope of the West)
To: Publius6961
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posted on
11/04/2005 3:58:55 PM PST
by
sine_nomine
(Every baby is a blessing from God, from the moment of conception.)
To: KosmicKitty
For serious collectors only...
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posted on
11/04/2005 4:06:51 PM PST
by
billorites
(freepo ergo sum)
To: nw_arizona_granny
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posted on
11/04/2005 4:08:25 PM PST
by
Calpernia
(Breederville.com)
To: DManA
Inflation has existed for as long as people have weighed things in trade. "short weight," "thumb on the scales", etc. - that is all inflation. With the invention and use of money it becomes institutionalized and is called "clipping", among other things. Inflation has, for millenia, been a ruler's way to get out of debt by defrauding his creditors. Other methods involved killing or expropriating his creditors and/or kicking them out of the country. It also provides immediate income to the ruler via seigniorage- the difference between the actual value of the substance of the money and the nominal value, i.e. the dollar coin only costs the government 20 cents to produce, netting the government 80 cents.
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posted on
11/04/2005 4:20:25 PM PST
by
arthurus
(Better to fight them over THERE than over HERE.)
To: GSlob
There are some sort of feudal Crown rights to all treasure troves.
If the museum curator or archaeologist believes that the find may be treasure they will inform the British Museum or the National Museums & Galleries of Wales. They will then decide whether they or any other museum may wish to acquire it.
If no museum wishes to acquire the find, the Secretary of State will be able to disclaim it. When this happens, the coroner will notify the occupier and landowner that he intends to return the object to the finder after 28 days unless he receives an objection. If the coroner receives an objection, the find will be retained until the dispute has been settled.
Any find of treasure that a museum wishes to acquire must be valued by the Treasure Valuation Committee which consists of independent experts. If the finder thinks the price is too low, the committee reevaluates its finding. The money is split between the finder and the landowner. From what I have seen, they are fair. There was one find that was so valuable mostly Roman era gold coins that the British Museum had to get a special grant from the Crown to buy it.
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posted on
11/05/2005 3:34:11 AM PST
by
R. Scott
(Humanity i love you because when you're hard up you pawn your Intelligence to buy a drink.)
To: blam; FairOpinion; Ernest_at_the_Beach; StayAt HomeMother; 24Karet; 3AngelaD; asp1; ...
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posted on
11/05/2005 7:10:24 AM PST
by
SunkenCiv
(Down with Dhimmicrats! I last updated my FR profile on Wednesday, November 2, 2005.)
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