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dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'

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"Lorry driver, 38, discovers gold Henry VIII half-sovereign worth £2,000 dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'"

You'll like this one... :g50:

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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'

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Blimey - he has been in every local paper and now in a national one!! He certainly likes his publicity our Sean :g42:

The coin was found a few miles from where I live too :g64:
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dig-it-pete wrote:Blimey - he has been in every local paper and now in a national one!! He certainly likes his publicity our Sean :g42:

The coin was found a few miles from where I live too :g64:
For some strange reason some people do like publicity, I'm personally the complete opposite and remain in the shadows... :g42: but that's what makes us individuals i guess... :g43:
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A few of our club members located a small hoard of such coins last year.

They are still going through the system.

I can understand his personal excitement and his moment of fame.

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dig-it-pete wrote:Blimey - he has been in every local paper and now in a national one!! He certainly likes his publicity our Sean :g42:

The coin was found a few miles from where I live too :g64:
I would suggest the "owner" of the FB "club" is using the publicity to generate more income..........

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totaly agree with the previous statement ." and a LOT of folk know who that is

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topdog wrote:totaly agree with the previous statement ." and a LOT of folk know who that is
Pretty sure he has left the club now mate - for obvious reasons :g64:
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lee greagsbey wrote:
dig-it-pete wrote:Blimey - he has been in every local paper and now in a national one!! He certainly likes his publicity our Sean :g42:

The coin was found a few miles from where I live too :g64:
For some strange reason some people do like publicity, I'm personally the complete opposite and remain in the shadows... :g42: but that's what makes us individuals i guess... :g43:
Hey Lee, maybe that’s what your handle should be, ‘The Shadow’. :hahaha:

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