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History => Ancient and Medieval History => Topic started by: Imperial Dave on Dec 24, 2020, 09:21 AM

Title: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Imperial Dave on Dec 24, 2020, 09:21 AM
https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9084609/Birdwatcher-stumbles-800-000-hoard-2-000-year-old-Celtic-gold-coins.html

gadzooks.....thats not a bad find for a twitcher
Title: Re: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Prufrock on Dec 24, 2020, 10:10 AM
Well done that man!
Title: Re: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Chuck the Grey on Dec 24, 2020, 06:33 PM
Maybe I should enhance my birdwatching. Of course finding a horde of Celtic gold coins in my area would be even weirder than finding a cigar in the Great Pyramid.
Title: Re: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Imperial Dave on Dec 24, 2020, 09:26 PM
Quote from: Chuck the Grey on Dec 24, 2020, 06:33 PM
Maybe I should enhance my birdwatching. Of course finding a horde of Celtic gold coins in my area would be even weirder than finding a cigar in the Great Pyramid.

or even a Great Pyramid in your area
Title: Re: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Chuck the Grey on Dec 25, 2020, 05:49 PM
Quote from: Holly on Dec 24, 2020, 09:26 PM
Quote from: Chuck the Grey on Dec 24, 2020, 06:33 PM
Maybe I should enhance my birdwatching. Of course finding a horde of Celtic gold coins in my area would be even weirder than finding a cigar in the Great Pyramid.

or even a Great Pyramid in your area

We have one. It's located in the sands of Las Vegas.  ;)
Title: Re: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Imperial Dave on Dec 25, 2020, 06:01 PM
Quote from: Chuck the Grey on Dec 25, 2020, 05:49 PM
Quote from: Holly on Dec 24, 2020, 09:26 PM
Quote from: Chuck the Grey on Dec 24, 2020, 06:33 PM
Maybe I should enhance my birdwatching. Of course finding a horde of Celtic gold coins in my area would be even weirder than finding a cigar in the Great Pyramid.

or even a Great Pyramid in your area

We have one. It's located in the sands of Las Vegas.  ;)

ha ha  ;D
Title: Re: Birdwatcher stumbles upon £800,000 hoard of 2,000-year-old Celtic gold coins
Post by: Baldie on Dec 25, 2020, 07:00 PM
Incredible to think that the detectorist was just innocently watching a bird when he found them and was def not detecting.