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Title: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Beefy (GARETH) on July 03, 2009, 08:25:06 AM A WELSH gardener struck gold while planting potatoes and a few miles away a treasure hunter turned up more gold from centuries ago.
The discoveries were investigated at two inquests in Wrexham yesterday, when deputy coroner John Gittins declared both were treasure, being more than 10% pure and at least 300 years old. The first inquest heard that Robert Hulse, who was unable to attend the hearing, found a part-worked ingot while digging his garden at Trevor, Llangollen, in April last year. Staff at the National Museum in Cardiff said the finger- shaped piece had been hammered to a semi-square section................ :) :) :) Story continues They thought it might come from a period from the sixth to the tenth century, although similar pieces had been dated as far back as 950-800 BC. The second inquest concerned a gold ring from Nercwys, Flintshire, dug up by metal detecting enthusiast David Robinson from Garden City on Deeside. He said he was with a friend Philip Rogers using their detection equipment in a farmer's field. His machine gave a high-pitched whine and he dug down four inches to find the gold ring. It was 90% pure metal and had decorative fluted marks around the edge. "It's my best find in 20 years," he said. He told the landowner Richard Jones and reported his find to the museum in Cardiff where experts dated it to the medieval period around the ninth and tenth centuries. The coroner said, "I know this hobby of yours is not about making money. It's all about history and archeology, but I hope the valuation panel make it worth your while." The finds are now in Cardiff but Wrexham's museum hopes to display the ingot. Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Richy on July 03, 2009, 09:43:25 AM Thanks Beefy.
Nice comment from the coroner. :) :) Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Jonola (Jon) on July 03, 2009, 10:02:52 AM It shows that some people in authority have an unbiased view of our hobby.
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Stig(The) on July 03, 2009, 12:08:05 PM I`m off to plant some potato`s in my garden,fingers crossed i might find some gold,oh,no i won`t,just remembered i havent got a garden,do`h. >:( >:( ;D
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Richy on July 03, 2009, 12:11:24 PM Stig you can dig my garden if you want........... ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Stig(The) on July 03, 2009, 12:14:52 PM Oooh my back Richy,hee hee ;D ;D ;D
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Jonola (Jon) on July 03, 2009, 12:17:09 PM A bloke I work with was digging his garden and found two 9 carat gold sporting medallions which if I remember correctly were from the 1920's. I think Casa Dos might have scanned them. Perhaps if he reads this he can post the pics.
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on July 05, 2009, 05:57:35 PM my potatoes are in,. can't wait to doig them up, lol, yeah, nice coroner too,
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: coleggwent(phil) on July 17, 2009, 03:15:39 PM its nice to know they all havenot got it in for us just mick the dick from waste of time team :D
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: Kev on July 17, 2009, 03:18:10 PM not got the scans anymore Jonola, but will try to get them off Nevil to do them again to put on here ,will you mention it to him for me . ;)
Title: Re: Gardener strikes gold while digging spuds Post by: U.K. Brian on July 23, 2009, 09:58:42 AM Its nice to see an enlightened coroner and will be interesting to see what the pay out is on the ring in view of the prices suggested for Medieval silver.
I wonder how they manage to date a unmarked gold bar ? |