tj96 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 ................earliest gold coins in a field. It’ll sell for a pretty penny. https://californianewstimes.com/a-man-found-one-of-englands-earliest-gold-coins-in-a-field-itll-sell-for-a-pretty-penny/657513/ Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Just Bob Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Interesting story, but the article appears to have been written by 3rd grader, and cut and pasted by his little brother. Coinbuf 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 (edited) I can’t even seem to find a silver dime when I metal detect. Clad stuff along with every can tab and piece of tin foil anywhere near me. Good for him. Edited January 19, 2022 by Woods020 Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
RWB Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Nice find. Phony photo (posed). Difficult to think that anyone at Spink's could write so poorly, or make so many errors in one short, very repetitive article. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fenntucky Mike Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 Link to the Spink auction. https://live.spink.com/lots/view/4-4KJC9E/henry-iii-1216-1272-gold-penny-of-20-pence-authorised-16-august-1257-london-willem-fitzotto-of-gloucester-the-kings-goldsmith https://live.spink.com/auctions/4-4KJC8U/22104-the-planta-genista-auction-a-new-gold-penny-of-henry-iii Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Woods020 Posted January 18, 2022 Share Posted January 18, 2022 I think ole Henry III wasn’t embalmed before he was buried on the coin. Looks like a skeleton. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Hoghead515 Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 I love hearing stories like these. Very cool when people make finds like that. Now Im ready to find my treasure but I must be hunting the same places as @Woods020 The oldest thing Ive found was a 193× wheatie. The last digit was worn off. It was one of those rare DDO parking lot specials. Coinbuf and Woods020 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Coinbuf Posted January 19, 2022 Share Posted January 19, 2022 A cool find for sure. Hoghead515 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
