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Title: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Dale on February 17, 2015, 09:17:37 PM http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2957563/Priceless-trove-2-000-gold-coins-used-10th-Century-Caliphate-ruled-Middle-East-coast-Israel.html (http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-2957563/Priceless-trove-2-000-gold-coins-used-10th-Century-Caliphate-ruled-Middle-East-coast-Israel.html)
BUT the finder won't get a penny :o Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: mascotty1 on February 17, 2015, 10:16:43 PM No finders fee ,disgusting
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: DEADLOCK on February 17, 2015, 10:52:19 PM thats hard going isnt it.
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: wondering on February 18, 2015, 09:29:56 AM Ouch that would hurt, what would the incentive be for declaring things in the future. Quite disgraceful to be honest
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: probono on February 18, 2015, 12:46:31 PM Fantastic find - although it would be good of the state to award the divers something - even if it is a token payment for their honesty.
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Chef Geoff on February 18, 2015, 12:58:06 PM Ouch that would hurt, what would the incentive be for declaring things in the future. Quite disgraceful to be honest I know this is a bit radical but...........maybe honesty ;D but your right and that's why so many historical items end up on the black market and lost, it should be remembered here that the UK is one of only a handful that give statutory payments for items which is why it grates with me when someone is moaning (we Brits are good at that) that they want more money for this or that find, consider yourself lucky you get anything. Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Macsen Wledig on February 20, 2015, 02:40:26 PM If it was me and I still had the coins in my possession I would have taken them back out to sea and dumped them over board .
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Rob Two Spades on February 20, 2015, 08:18:42 PM wow, were they really so stupid as not to realise that they were real gold coins??? I think I would have tested them before handing them over etc
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Spooyt Vane on June 09, 2015, 04:19:29 PM If it was me and I still had the coins in my possession I would have taken them back out to sea and dumped them over board . I thought you were a Welshman (not a Brit)...Valuations are a thorny subject Geoff....My valuation and reward was fraction for finding a Bishops ring in comparision to a very ring in Somerset given back to owner for open auction..I SUPPOSE THATS THE WAY THE COOKIES CRUMBLES ;D Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Chef Geoff on June 09, 2015, 05:54:47 PM No I'm well and truly a Briton there was no such thing as a Welshman until 577....just old fashioned I guess ;D
Title: Re: 'Priceless' trove of 2,000 gold coins Post by: Spooyt Vane on June 10, 2015, 02:43:35 PM You belong to the oldest tribe of hunter gathers in British Isles....Meso Man a better tribe name?
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