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« on: May 06, 2009, 05:55:25 PM »
Many years ago while me and my brother were out detecting on an old parish road that as roman origins we were wallking abreast detecting when I happened to mention to my brother I had a feeling a good find  was going to turn up ten minutes later I glanced at the cobbled surface there laying in the dust looking up at me was a coin has I bent down to pick it up my heart missed a beat there staring me in the face was a prancing horse of a gold stater I picked it up my brother was has shocked as me with this Iput it safely in my pocket I could,nt concentrate anymore so we called it a day back home I could,nt wait to wash off and examine my best find ever under the magnifying I could make out the letters WRL  Huh then it clicked my best find ever was a bloody reproduction Cry WRL standing for westair reproductions ltd of birmingham Angry  never mind but beware of fakes forgeries etc Roll Eyes mole ps this website may be of interest  W.W.W DETECTING.ORG.UK/ HTML/COIN-ARTEFACT-FAKES FRAUDSFORGERIES /HTML39K-
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« Reply #1 on: May 06, 2009, 05:59:09 PM »
Oh my god I would have been devastated, lets face it , finding a stater for most of us would be a dream find. then to find out it was a fake, whaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaa Cry
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« Reply #2 on: May 06, 2009, 06:12:10 PM »
Even a fake is better than a gold coloured foil wrapped chocolate coin that my mate dropped into the  hole I was digging while I was sifting through the soil . Mind you it tasted good !
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« Reply #3 on: May 06, 2009, 06:15:59 PM »
hi mole, i dont get on the computer alot but had to comment on your find, it must have been a very exciting moment for you, as my heart was pumping reading your story, when i got to the end i was as sick as a parrot for you. dont let it put you off Sad Sad Sad      steve
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« Reply #4 on: May 06, 2009, 06:24:28 PM »
I won,nt Steve it,s all part and parcel of the hobbywere you at the rooksbridge rally Iwas speaking to softtop Malcolm he,s from your neck of the woods nice fella good hunting  Roll Eyes mole
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« Reply #5 on: May 06, 2009, 06:31:53 PM »
hi mole no could not make it had a wedding that day  ,look forward to meeting you at another rally  steve
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« Reply #6 on: May 06, 2009, 06:46:35 PM »
Look forward too meeting you too Hamered steve if you look at some finds I took to the rooksbridge on this site the one coin looks celtic waiting to meet peter h in person who has promised to try and identify it for me good hunting  Smiley mole
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« Reply #7 on: May 12, 2009, 07:21:44 PM »
i there mole mate that sounds so suss how did that get there someones having a laugh the rotten bathplugs Sad
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« Reply #8 on: May 12, 2009, 08:15:22 PM »
Well Phil Colleggwent! believe it or not I had a premonition that I was going to find an Ironage coin  Smiley and I did in a way Huh Huh can,nt be lucky all the time Embarrassed mole
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« Reply #9 on: May 12, 2009, 10:51:31 PM »
ho yes mate i do agree with you i was not calling you a lair i was just saying how did that get there thinking aloud mate next time mate it might be a real one you can only hope Smiley
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