I came across this news article published in the Daily Express about a pair of MD'ists who finally found the treasure hoard they spent 30 years looking for;
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http://www.express.co.uk/posts/view/329131/Pals-find-10m-treasure-haul-of-coins-after-30-year-search
PALS FIND £10M TREASURE HAUL OF COINS AFTER 30-YEAR SEARCHReg Mead and Richard Miles spent 30 years scouring fields in Jersey with metal detectorsWednesday June 27,2012
By Anil Dawar
TWO amateur archeologists were celebrating last night after uncovering a hoard of 50,000 Iron Age coins worth up to £10million.
Reg Mead and Richard Miles spent 30 years scouring fields in Jersey with metal detectors after hearing rumours about ancient treasure being buried on the land.
The friends’ hunt was limited to 15 hours a year because of work commitments. But they never gave up and made their first find in February – unearthing 61 silver and gold coins.
They then returned to the site with a deep scanner metal detector used to find buried aircraft wreckage which led them to the Celtic haul buried under a hedge.
Richard, 49, a Customs officer, said: “We knew it was significant straight away but not how significant. It is potentially life changing but any monetary reward is secondary to the thrill of finding ancient artefacts.”
Pledging to continue his hobby, the father-of-four said: “We were never in it for the money or we would have stopped years ago.”
We knew it was significant straight away but not how significant. It is potentially life changing but any monetary reward is secondary to the thrill of finding ancient artefacts
Richard Miles
Reg, 70, a father-of-two, said: “I am not thinking of the money, I just want to enjoy the historic significance of the moment.”
Archeologists from Jersey Heritage have now hoisted a huge mound of clay out of the ground and moved it to a secure site. Experts are removing the coins, which date to around 50BC and could be worth £200 each.
Jersey’s Receiver General declared the pair’s first find “treasure trove”. He is likely to rule in their favour over the second hoard, making the finders and unnamed landowner millionaires. It is thought the coins were brought to the island by the Coriosolitae tribe, who fled modern day Brittany and Normandy to escape Julius Caesar’s invading armies.
The money could have been amassed to fund a war to oust the Romans, experts believe.
Neil Mahrer, of Jersey Heritage, said: “It is probably the most important archeological find on the island for 50 years.”
Well i think a big congratulations on finding the hoard is in order for these two.. just don't spend it all at once
.. i just hope they filled in the hole
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