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20,000 Roman Coins found!
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:13:02 +0000 (UTC), Darren
wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm ...out to dig a pond now. Thanks Darren Interesting stuff. One wonders who lft the coins. An army officer sent back to the mainland, or a local person afraid of the Welsh? |
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On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 08:09:45 -0600, Jorg Lueke
wrote: On Thu, 11 Mar 2004 13:13:02 +0000 (UTC), Darren wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm ...out to dig a pond now. Thanks Darren Interesting stuff. One wonders who lft the coins. An army officer sent back to the mainland, or a local person afraid of the Welsh? Maybe an ancient collector looking for mis-strikes... or specific commeratives, these we just his swaps. |
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There is no way in hell they could ever determine if this pot was lost or misplaced or purposely hidden, or any other myriad of reasons for why it is actually there. Heck, I lose pots o' 20 thousand coins all of the time! Of course it was hidden! -- Jason Craton ---- CONECA N-3407 --- WINS #5 --------------------------- Interested in error coins? http://www.error-coins.com - A work in progress (lack of progress really). Nick is a DICK! Reid is a troglodyte! |
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Darren wrote:
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm ...out to dig a pond now. Thanks Darren This may be a classic case of when to keep you mouth shut. Now that the finder has contacted the "proper authority" the coins may be confiscated by the state. JAM |
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They will not be "confiscated", the finder/land owner will get paid the
full market value, if finders don't report a large find like this and they are found out they will then get zero cash. Billy "J. A. M." wrote: Darren wrote: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm ...out to dig a pond now. Thanks Darren This may be a classic case of when to keep you mouth shut. Now that the finder has contacted the "proper authority" the coins may be confiscated by the state. JAM |
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From: "J. A. M."
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm This may be a classic case of when to keep you mouth shut. Now that the finder has contacted the "proper authority" the coins may be confiscated by the state. Already out of the finder's control; they sit in a state museum. " ... even though the coins were found on Mr Allen's property they could still be ruled as being property of the state ... " 8-0 Coin Saver |
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Darren wrote in
: http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm ...out to dig a pond now. Thanks Darren Good grief the UK is littered with these things! What's the betting line on how the coroner will rule? |
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Darren wrote
http://news.bbc.co.uk/1/hi/england/bristol/3501426.stm It is hard to believe that the British Museum -- or anyone else -- needs another Constantine. Perhaps soon collectors of ancients will elevate these to the level of intensity known to Early American Copper or Bust Halves or Morgan Dollars. "Constantine Types, Varieties, and Errors: a catalog and price guide." Trier RIC VII 305 T-1 V-17 E-3 4th fold in Consular robes between 3rd and 5th Near T Recut Q Small XX CNG 3/05 = $350 in XF; HJB 153 = $400 in XF Michael waking from an odd dream |
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Michael Marotta wrote:
It is hard to believe that the British Museum -- or anyone else -- needs another Constantine. Thanks for taking the time to speak for me -- and everyone else -- but ... I'll take 'em! Perhaps soon collectors of ancients will elevate these to the level of intensity known to Early American Copper or Bust Halves or Morgan Dollars. "Constantine Types, Varieties, and Errors: a catalog and price guide." Trier RIC VII 305 T-1 V-17 E-3 4th fold in Consular robes between 3rd and 5th Near T Recut Q Small XX CNG 3/05 = $350 in XF; HJB 153 = $400 in XF Well, you've shown you've seen RIC. The later volumes, of course, have an incredible amount of detail -- not so far off from what you parody above. So the catalog is already extant, and has rarity scales, which approximates a pricing guide. Michael waking from an odd dream Now that dream is a reality! Brad http://www.blarg.net/~brad/coins.htm |
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