Viking Treasure Trove

[GodOfUnbelief]

Its not right to sell pieces of history like that, unless the are stored safely at some collection somewhere

[Kenzofeis]

It was mine! Give it back thiefs!

[samurai2828]

Only because they are amateurs do they only get 3/4 of a mil.. The Gov loves to gives us as little as possible, even when we find the stash of a life time!!

[Michaelneiss]

Cotton gloves protect the silver from the organic acids produced by the skin.

However, I’m affright that these treasure hunters might have destroyed valuable information when digging away the soil around the pot. After the removal of the top soil (in order to see what made the metal detector react), one should always leave the final excavation and documentation to an archaeologist. Otherwise the treasure hunter will destroy the very clues that could explain how and why the deposition was made.

[Acroniscopi]

I find it stupid that they use cotton gloves to handle the silver coins just to drop it on another silver coin @ 0.16. People need to understand why they use cotton gloves int he first place!

[joel1923]

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[DetectingForTreasure]

my ancestors were anglo-saxon....viking fuckers!

[cochranexyz]

Bless their hearts for doing the right thing.

[cdltpx]

250kpounds you would think thi would fetch much more than that.

[relampago21]

countries like Portugal and Spain can learn from this

[danoffa]

well done mates.....i will gonna find saxon horads on dis year and i will b on telly see who is the best lol..

[danoffa]

u lucky cunt,i will gonna find saxon coins and will do in youtue...

[acerb45666555]

Mmm, stuffed in a jar and buried in a hurry no doubt. possibly a bandit? a nobleman wouldnt have used a common clay jar! nor would the monks. so the owner was a thief or merchant. which is kind of the same thing, isnt it!

[acerb45666555]

Afghani coins! gotten through trade from the folks around the Caspian Sea. or possibly aquired in Iraq or Persia.

[11hbk11]

someone want to chat

anyone want to chat LL

[cfodk]

Glad to see they turned it in. Their reward is many times the metal value - and findings like these really belongs to all people and not just the finder. Too many ppl "steal" things and sell them on ebay not realizing that without details of the find place and circumstances most of the historical value is lost for good.

[NuDawgontheblock]

Sorry but if I had found it, then only I would know about it.

[sammythebull01]

nice haul guys, well done.

[zigystarlust]

what a fantastic find,,for englands heritage,wow well done lads,,,stuff dreams are made of,,,and its not about the money,,its ENGLISH HISTORY,one we are all so proud of ,,BRILLIANT thankyou for shareing it with us all.

[Sweden80Here]

@zigystarlust and scandinavian history ! cheers :D

[thicky7ern]

i found a gold twi tor

[f2powner]

Very nice, I probally would have shit a little if i found it, ive found several very old finds , i just found 2 walking libery halfs, both 1942, in a old field, was nice.

[Darthor89]

They could have got more money selling it on ebay

[crazychasinator]

and then the world wldn't have gten a valubl piece o history

[heavymetalfab]

I love metal detecting!

[burtmurdoch]

nice piece of information there,

regards,

burt

[shela2]

Wow all.

[billabongBUTTS]

wow

[shela2]

Nearly on my doorstep! Even then The Vikings knew a Good place to live....