"Lorry driver, 38, discovers gold Henry VIII half-sovereign worth £2,000 dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'"
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dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
Blimey - he has been in every local paper and now in a national one!! He certainly likes his publicity our Sean
The coin was found a few miles from where I live too
The coin was found a few miles from where I live too
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
For some strange reason some people do like publicity, I'm personally the complete opposite and remain in the shadows... but that's what makes us individuals i guess...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
The coin was found a few miles from where I live too
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“Only the devil and I know the whereabouts of my treasure, and the one of us who lives the longest should take it all ” Edward Teach
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
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.
Happy Hunting,
Jerry.
They are still going through the system.
I can understand his personal excitement and his moment of fame.
Happy Hunting,
Jerry.
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
I would suggest the "owner" of the FB "club" is using the publicity to generate more income..........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
The coin was found a few miles from where I live too
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
totaly agree with the previous statement ." and a LOT of folk know who that is
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
Pretty sure he has left the club now mate - for obvious reasonstopdog wrote:totaly agree with the previous statement ." and a LOT of folk know who that is
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Re: dubbed the 'Holy Grail of metal detecting'
Hey Lee, maybe that’s what your handle should be, ‘The Shadow’.lee greagsbey wrote:For some strange reason some people do like publicity, I'm personally the complete opposite and remain in the shadows... but that's what makes us individuals i guess...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
The coin was found a few miles from where I live too