tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post884479017849032204..comments2024-03-29T05:26:30.522+00:00Comments on Magnon's Meanderings: Gold!Cro Magnonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comBlogger15125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-64860528283955836192014-10-05T10:26:16.781+01:002014-10-05T10:26:16.781+01:00My grandad always told my little brother look down...My grandad always told my little brother look down for treasure up for bird shite in the eye.... my brother was always the one to find the 6p pieces. I was always jealous but was so much happier looking up and around about me.<br /><br />Jo in Auckland, NZJOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01654932887735045108noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89842496174907193912013-05-09T11:44:53.430+01:002013-05-09T11:44:53.430+01:00I found a £10 note in a supermarket car park a few...I found a £10 note in a supermarket car park a few years ago. I handed it in at customer services, thinking some old dear would probably realise she had lost it and go back to see if anyone had found it.<br />I also realised it would probably go straight into the pocket of the person on the desk - it was a young woman who looked at me as if I had just landed from another planet. But somehow the guilt of keeping it would have been too much to bear.Jeanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09726164724131916224noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-13759676249246960922013-05-09T03:07:38.412+01:002013-05-09T03:07:38.412+01:00I found my husband. Most valuable possession to da...I found my husband. Most valuable possession to date.Donna OShaughnessyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08266654110280149719noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-55246769240620201012013-05-08T20:48:49.572+01:002013-05-08T20:48:49.572+01:00O/H once found a Roman coin with The head of Const...O/H once found a Roman coin with The head of Constantine II on it. He also found a piece of vitrified Roman glass when he was working some ground at the MillMollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08604864977387798470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-62539912549674200042013-05-08T20:00:25.011+01:002013-05-08T20:00:25.011+01:00I sometimes find pennies or newer coins. My brothe...I sometimes find pennies or newer coins. My brother was always the one who found stuff. Once when we were swimming at the beach, he found a man's gold ring. He also found a higher end Bulova watch on a city street. Later on, he got a metal detector, and i'm not sure of what all he found. He seemed to be pretty lucky without one.megan blogshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04555646904983619596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-4144212417197377772013-05-08T19:03:10.207+01:002013-05-08T19:03:10.207+01:00I found an old Spanish coin (1690's) while gru...I found an old Spanish coin (1690's) while grubbing around for worms to feed to my pet tortoise. We lived in an old Moorish house high in the hills above Constantina Spain.Dochttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05230334534323236665noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-57836374020640828982013-05-08T17:37:52.152+01:002013-05-08T17:37:52.152+01:00I once found a coin with an unknown king on it do...I once found a coin with an unknown king on it don't know where it's got to now though. An old neighbour who I used to look after hid a wallet with £3,000 in it - I know because I had already found it once for him. This time no one could find it and it still remained a mystery after his death.elaine https://www.blogger.com/profile/17075935631756457901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-89923693936845599682013-05-08T14:30:41.520+01:002013-05-08T14:30:41.520+01:00I found an arrow head IN a rock once! We are alwa...I found an arrow head IN a rock once! We are always looking earthward for new treasures.Kathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07435370349554811512noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-34745885590831266532013-05-08T13:21:48.329+01:002013-05-08T13:21:48.329+01:00Dad found some Indian arrow heads on our farm near...Dad found some Indian arrow heads on our farm near Orillia Ontario. I've never found anything...just the odd 'lucky' penny.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69622021348215381542013-05-08T10:36:50.450+01:002013-05-08T10:36:50.450+01:00Back in the 60's aged 6 I picked up an old pen...Back in the 60's aged 6 I picked up an old penny that was lying on a path next to a river. It was dated 1803. I still have it. I was thrilled.<br /><br />(Presumably the wives of the Roman soldiers were deemed not worthy of being warned where the gold was hidden? Or did married men not join up?)Andi's English Attichttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04136573194920355678noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-28924722913471683662013-05-08T10:13:52.212+01:002013-05-08T10:13:52.212+01:00They found about 40,000 Roman coins in a pot under...They found about 40,000 Roman coins in a pot under a street in Bath recently. They are still looking for the body of the statue of Minerva - the head was found in the late 19th C. in a drain near the same street.Tom Stephensonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05979590950587415840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-69090609635643932152013-05-08T09:50:47.335+01:002013-05-08T09:50:47.335+01:00When I was teaching at Windlesham House School (Fi...When I was teaching at Windlesham House School (Findon/Washington), I used to take the children up to Cissbury looking for flint tools. We did find a few.Cro Magnonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06840670227576695352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-81731818167592331672013-05-08T09:15:12.052+01:002013-05-08T09:15:12.052+01:00The nearest I come to that is finding flints on Ci...The nearest I come to that is finding flints on Cissbury Ring. I remember we were all excited with them. Some people are easily pleased. lol<br />Briony<br />xcrafty cat cornerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06251582085392890533noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-74203764667528137142013-05-08T08:35:27.550+01:002013-05-08T08:35:27.550+01:00My mother has this habit of keeping things a bit t...My mother has this habit of keeping things a bit too safe, and then forgetting them. Many times, we have found such things later and these have been fun times.<br /><br />A problem is, maybe I too am getting the same habit :-)KKhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16778157916183036144noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5227064496185547313.post-24582821808425256242013-05-08T08:08:01.623+01:002013-05-08T08:08:01.623+01:00Yes, having purchased a metal detector in a fit of...Yes, having purchased a metal detector in a fit of treasure-hunting enthusiasm, I spent a few happy hours underneath the pier at Blackpool (can't remember which one) and discovered almost one shillings worth of pennies and halfpennies.<br />An hour or so on the fine sand at the top of the beach produced a dining knife in pristine condition, probably lost from somebodys pic-nic, and a good assortment of bottle-tops.<br /><br />Nothing of any real value, but a pleasant day on the beach.cumbrianhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10047500383078884463noreply@blogger.com