UK HOARD

[DWJ]

Looks like a large hoard was found in the UK. Hope he was using a Whites. Here is the link..........http://www.staffordshirehoard.org.uk/

 

[Al2373]

Yep... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8272370.stm

 

[redbird]

YES It definitely looks like he did it with a whites spectrum

 

[CROCK of COINS]

>>.whites spectrum<< ???

What is a "whites spectrum"???
Would that be an EAGLE Spectrum?

Jerry

 

[cloudbuster]

I feel kinda sorry for the chap really !!! how is he gonna top that ??? everything he finds now will be a bi of an anti-climax LOL... all jokin aside, great find and i cant wait to find my first hoard.

all the best rob

 

[joecoin]

From what I read he was using an old saxon sm-40, not a Whites.

 

[captainron]

Yep... http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/8272370.stm


The picture from Al2373's site shows a White's Spectrum.

 

[CROCK of COINS]

That's an Eagle ;-)

Jerry

 

[TAFI125]

The news paper article stated that he was using a detector bought for

 

[CROCK of COINS]

That Eagle is about 15 years old! They still go for $300 or so on E-Bay.

Jerry

 

[tree9148]

I bought mine when I was 22 and I'm 41 now. Great detector, but I wish I had waited just a tad longer to get the Spectrum just to get away from the C-size batteries.

 

[a.c.t.i.v.8]

As it stands, the estimated value is now up to