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Title: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: cardiffian on February 25, 2014, 10:13:20 PM
Not bad for a walk with the dog.


http://news.uk.msn.com/us-couple-strike-gold-in-garden (http://news.uk.msn.com/us-couple-strike-gold-in-garden)


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: handyman [Alan} on February 25, 2014, 10:14:22 PM
wow


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Val Beechey on February 25, 2014, 10:27:22 PM
Hope for me yet  ;D   I walk my dogs every day, I can live in hope. ::)


Val


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Dryland on February 25, 2014, 10:32:41 PM
So thats where I dropped them, I wonder if they'll give them back ?


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Val Beechey on February 25, 2014, 10:38:38 PM
Hey Hey   Hello Dylan. I can see you. ;D

Val


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Dryland on February 25, 2014, 10:39:37 PM
Lucky I've got my clothes on then Val ;D ;D


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Val Beechey on February 25, 2014, 10:52:07 PM
OMG   What a thought   ::) :o



Val


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Dryland on February 25, 2014, 10:52:36 PM
 ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: dances with badgers on February 26, 2014, 12:13:16 AM
dribble dribble dribble  :o


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: Chef Geoff on February 26, 2014, 03:57:10 AM
Here's a slightly better report;
http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/25/california-couple-finds-10-million-in-rare-coins-while-out-walking-dog/ (http://www.foxnews.com/us/2014/02/25/california-couple-finds-10-million-in-rare-coins-while-out-walking-dog/)


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: diggaduff on February 26, 2014, 07:58:55 AM
Im off to take my dogs for a walk ;D ;D


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: jcb (THE THIMBLE) jones on February 26, 2014, 09:13:26 AM
back later going for a walk around my garden , should be back in 15 seconds  :D :D


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: dsinfinite on February 26, 2014, 11:20:29 AM
It's Sam Branons gold! from the gold rush lol, he was in California around the date on the coins and became one of the first millionaires for selling the people overpriced tools during the gold rush


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: deepersweeper on February 26, 2014, 04:42:37 PM
Crikey!! i think i will just pop out and do some gardening,now where is that ruddy dog ;D 8)


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: dances with badgers on February 26, 2014, 04:44:53 PM
have they got golden retrievers lol?


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: welsh john on February 26, 2014, 05:52:01 PM
It was a mistake :o on closer inspection they turned out to be made of chocolate ;D ;D ;D


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: HAMMERRHOID on February 26, 2014, 06:14:35 PM
Don't buy a metal get a dog  :D


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: wet feet again on February 26, 2014, 07:58:12 PM
Rabbits two weeks ago
Now walking dogs  in garden
we are going to have to pull our finger out and find a
hoard soon or people are going to start taking the mickey.
i wonder how many requests they have had to search the
rest of the garden? 


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: cardiffian on February 26, 2014, 10:13:21 PM
Here is news footage from San Fransisco tv.

http://video.foxnews.com/v/3260730269001/couple-finds-gold-coins-worth-millions-in-backyard/?intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips (http://video.foxnews.com/v/3260730269001/couple-finds-gold-coins-worth-millions-in-backyard/?intcmp=obnetwork#sp=show-clips) 


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: dickvandyke on February 27, 2014, 08:34:20 AM
i bet they had not so much garden as a small amount of land,and by the sound of it the previous owner was either a crook or someone who was very rich and didnt trust banks lol.


Title: Re: Couple strike gold in garden.
Post by: jcb (THE THIMBLE) jones on February 27, 2014, 11:34:04 AM
i found something very similar in my fridge ,some large and small gold coins , quite a few bags of them mine were better than them found in america  mine were hallmarked  M&S any ideas ;) ;)


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