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by dig-it-pete
Mon Mar 25, 2024 12:16 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: King johns treasure is hunted again
Replies: 4
Views: 66

Re: King johns treasure is hunted again

They have more chance of winning the lottery than finding the King John Treasure :g42:
by dig-it-pete
Fri Mar 22, 2024 10:44 pm
Forum: "Green Waste" Issues
Topic: Metal pollution hide British treasures forever
Replies: 19
Views: 11085

Re: Metal pollution hide British treasures forever

How will boiling it get rid of the micro plastics?
by dig-it-pete
Wed Mar 20, 2024 3:39 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Rare belt loop from poland
Replies: 2
Views: 43

Re: Rare belt loop from poland

Cracking find :g58: :g38:
by dig-it-pete
Sun Mar 17, 2024 10:03 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Rawlins Charles 1 medal find
Replies: 3
Views: 47

Re: Rawlins Charles 1 medal find

A stunning find :g38:
by dig-it-pete
Sun Feb 18, 2024 2:18 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Exceptional hoard of axe heads
Replies: 3
Views: 61

Re: Exceptional hoard of axe heads

Stunning axes :g38:

Wondering if I ought to move to Essex :g43:
by dig-it-pete
Thu Feb 15, 2024 11:16 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Recovered gems stolen from bm
Replies: 3
Views: 71

Re: Recovered gems stolen from bm

Nobody seems to have been prosecuted for these thefts, although they know who it was (or at least one of them)? Maybe the police are still making enquiries :g42:
by dig-it-pete
Sat Feb 10, 2024 11:45 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale
Replies: 9
Views: 137

Re: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale

So did the Anglo Saxons not have fair sites? If they did were they just bartering goods as they had no coins? There are lots of Medieval fair sites all over the country and most of the big ones were outside of the towns and villages, usually on the hill tops , I just find it strange that there are n...
by dig-it-pete
Sat Feb 10, 2024 5:14 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale
Replies: 9
Views: 137

Re: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale

Well I am pretty sure the Anglo Saxons never used their pennies as everyday currency, I think most were minted to pay the invading Vikings and Danes as Danegeld and for overseas trade perhaps? They only really started using pennies as proper currency when Henry 11 came in with his Voided Short-Cross...
by dig-it-pete
Fri Feb 02, 2024 5:32 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Thefts from the BM
Replies: 1
Views: 118

Thefts from the BM

Hopefully the next TV drama series will be based on the thefts from the British Museum :g43:

https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainmen ... D_urHLK2Xg
by dig-it-pete
Mon Jan 29, 2024 9:37 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Nice yellow
Replies: 9
Views: 448

Re: Nice yellow

Well that put a smile on his face :g42: :g38:
by dig-it-pete
Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:30 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Finders Keepers
Replies: 13
Views: 725

Re: Finders Keepers

ageezer wrote: Thu Jan 25, 2024 9:24 am Dreadfull rubbish once again painting the hobby as all criminals and low life’s
I wonder what the reaction would be if it was based on archeologists, rather than detectorists :g43:

Maybe they could do one based on the thefts at the British Museum next :g43:
by dig-it-pete
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:42 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Finders Keepers
Replies: 13
Views: 725

Re: Finders Keepers

Definitely a pile of rubbish with regard to reflecting our hobby - as all have stated it WILL NOT BE GOOD FOR THE HOBBY :g44: :g44: :g45: Can you imagine knocking on a farmers door this coming weekend if he has watched this first episode? He's gonna say a big NO isn't he? As Hopenscope said why did...
by dig-it-pete
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:39 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Finds to be purchased
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Re: Finds to be purchased

Why do they need to buy all of those worn Staters? I mean the BM is known for keeping hold of the 'best' of previous hoards from elsewhere, then returning the rest. The way things are Museums will need to justify to the local taxpayer their annual expense. If I was local I'd think it was justified ...
by dig-it-pete
Fri Jan 19, 2024 5:29 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Roman goldring
Replies: 2
Views: 300

Re: Roman goldring

Nice ring and they said the Romans never went any further West than Exeter :hahaha: :g50:
by dig-it-pete
Sun Jan 14, 2024 6:29 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Council won’t pay for brooch
Replies: 13
Views: 7611

Re: Council won’t pay for brooch

Can someone please tell me what is the point of having a valuation committee at the BM? Surely if the committee have agreed a valuation, then it is not up to the museum to argue, or try and haggle a price they can afford? It is quite simple - The brooch should immediately be returned to the finder -...

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