This months meeting was a bit of a short one,
but productive none the less. Tony, a new member that just joined the club, has
been hard at it
and
came up with some interesting finds. Check out his stuff on the following pages.
During the last month, Frank bumped into a fellow that, through some research, located a wishing well dating back to the 60's. Now, that's not real old, but you know that there is going to be some cool stuff down. At any rate, this fellow got permission from the landowner to excavate the well and split any bounty that may come from the effort. We are all hoping that the guy will get in touch with Frank when the deed is done and report back to us just what was found. I love a good mystery!
Did you hear the news of the gentleman in Europe that located a treasure "jug" of old coins? Here is an excerpt from the news story...
LONDON
Roman coins found in field
A treasure hunter has found about 52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such
discoveries ever in Britain, officials said Thursday.
The hoard, which was valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million), includes
hundreds of coins bearing the image of Marcus Aurelius Carausius, who seized
power in Britain and northern France in the late third century and proclaimed
himself emperor.
Dave Crisp, a treasure hunter using a metal detector, located the coins in April
in a field in southwestern England, according to the Somerset County Council and
the Portable Antiquities Scheme.
The coins were buried in a large jar about a foot (30 centimeters) deep and
weighed about 350 pounds in all.
And we have guys around here that are happy to find 3000 coins in a year!
In other news, our own
Ed W has been declared the winner for the best "pouch" of the year for his
efforts over in Colchester. The best "pouch" is the overall best collection of
finds located in one trip. Congratulations.JPG)
Ed!
Ed R and his son Travis completed a round trip ride on their motorcycles to the Grand Canyon. No detecting but a fantastic trip.
Gary P has a nice surprise upcoming for one lucky looser in the next few days. We will bring you up to date on the next months web page as to the ultimate outcome.
Coming
up at the next meeting, Ed R will be hosting a contest based on the index page
for our own Rogue Valley CoinShooters website. A silver 50 Cent piece will be
awarded to the participant that can answer up to three questions pertaining to
the opening page for this months site. If more than one participant knows all
three answers, then all those that have the right answers will be entered into a
drawing for the prize.
Pay attention to what is going on in the opening page this month, and be ready to answer three questions next month at the meeting!
Remember, you can watch the flash clip more than once by hitting the refresh button on the top of your browser!
Check out this month's Best Finds!
