Search found 68 matches
- Mon Apr 15, 2024 2:02 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Allectus gold
- Replies: 7
- Views: 95
Re: Allectus gold
Fabulous find and congratulations to the finder.
- Wed Apr 10, 2024 5:34 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Museums report many thefts
- Replies: 9
- Views: 113
Re: Museums report many thefts
Lots of use of the terms lost, missing and stolen but no indication as to how they distinguish which category an item falls into. If an item can't be located, how do they know that it hasn't been stolen?
- Sat Apr 06, 2024 9:05 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Man finds large gold nugget in Shropshire
- Replies: 8
- Views: 121
Re: Man finds large gold nugget in Shropshire
I would have thought that a bid of £12k for a lump of gold worth about £3.5k as scrap was an amazing price. Expecting much more seems optimistic to say the least.
- Fri Apr 05, 2024 8:36 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Schoolboy finds Roman bracelet by chance
- Replies: 5
- Views: 81
Re: Schoolboy finds Roman bracelet by chance
No mention of the landowner or their views on the treasure found on their land?
- Sat Mar 30, 2024 10:04 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Hoard of short cross pennies
- Replies: 6
- Views: 138
Re: Hoard of short cross pennies
A super find. It must have been so exciting as more and more coins were unearthed.
- Wed Mar 27, 2024 9:43 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Gold stolen from British museum
- Replies: 29
- Views: 5193
Re: Gold stolen from British museum
Here is the latest news on Peter Higgs being sued for theft. Strangely he hasn't been charged by the Police yet. https://www.artnews.com/art-news/news/b ... 234701082/
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 10:18 pm
- Forum: "Green Waste" Issues
- Topic: Metal pollution hide British treasures forever
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12496
Re: Metal pollution hide British treasures forever
See https://www.newscientist.com/article/2419556-boiling-tap-water-can-remove-80-per-cent-of-the-microplastics-in-it/#:~:text=Boiling%20tap%20water%20can%20remove%2080%20per%20cent%20of%20the%20microplastics%20in%20it,-Tap%20water%20contains&text=Boiling%20tap%20water%20before%20use,harmful%20pl...
- Sat Mar 23, 2024 11:08 am
- Forum: "Green Waste" Issues
- Topic: Metal pollution hide British treasures forever
- Replies: 19
- Views: 12496
Re: Metal pollution hide British treasures forever
As the calcium carbonate in the water forms limescale when the water is boiled, it traps many of the microplastic particles within the scale. So when you descale your kettle you dispose of the microplastics too.
- Thu Mar 21, 2024 2:38 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Man finds large gold nugget in Shropshire
- Replies: 8
- Views: 121
Re: Man finds large gold nugget in Shropshire
I chatted with the finder, who lives in N Worle only days after he found the nugget. He told me about how he found it and his reason for naming it Hiro, after his Japanese wife.
- Tue Jan 30, 2024 9:14 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Nice yellow
- Replies: 9
- Views: 476
Re: Nice yellow
Superb find and one that is still on my wishlist.
- Thu Oct 19, 2023 8:22 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Coin of new king found
- Replies: 7
- Views: 2019
Re: Coin of new king found
This will be of huge benefit in terms of identifying any similar coins in the future. In my experience, potentially unique coins are treated with suspicion until like examples are found. Some years ago I found a type 10, cross fleury penny of Henry 1st minted by the moneyer ANDERAM in Leicester. At ...
- Wed Sep 27, 2023 9:46 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: BM posts images of missing items
- Replies: 1
- Views: 358
Re: BM posts images of missing items
Quite how an institution such as the British Museum could have failed to log new acquisitions properly and conduct regular reviews of their holdings defies belief. To say that they have acted like a bunch of amateurs would be disrespectful to amateurs who I am sure would have done a far better job o...
- Mon May 15, 2023 4:25 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Xp updater not working
- Replies: 6
- Views: 577
Re: Xp updater not working
Should have bought a Minelab
- Thu May 11, 2023 8:28 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Henry Cole is back for another hunt
- Replies: 15
- Views: 1781
Re: Henry Cole is back for another hunt
The only positive was that it showed the significant amounts of rubbish that detectorists have to dig up before finding something of interest. But given that they are detecting what many would describe as prime sites, I was surprised at how few good finds were made.
- Tue Mar 14, 2023 2:40 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: roman coin had false provenance for sale
- Replies: 1
- Views: 323
Re: roman coin had false provenance for sale
The buyer who paid $4.2 million could probably have bought a similar fake from fleabay for under £100.