It's been said that the sale of cheap metal detectors (apparently the finder only paid two pound fifty pence for his at a jumble sale) will go through the roof as a result.
It's not unusual for metal detectorists to find the odd historical coin or other metal, but a hoard this big is very unusual to say the least. He had to hand it over to the authorities and a coroner's inquest was held to decide whether it had just been lost - in which case he could keep it all, or deliberately buried - in which case it is treasure trove and he can't keep it. As treasure trove, he'll get a proportion of its value as a reward as will the landowner on whose land it was found and the hoard will be kept by the Crown (in a museum). The finder and landowner are expected to get really substantial rewards - the finder has said he intends to buy a bungalow with part of his. I had a metal detector and used it once for an hour - all I found was an iron water pipe! Didn't bother after that - it was boring. Jean in Poole, Dorset, UK <Thought you may enjoy this information and visuals - gold & gems endure more than thread: http://www.abcnews.go.com/search?searchtext=Anglo%20Saxon Best, Susan Reishus> - To unsubscribe send email to [email protected] containing the line: unsubscribe lace [email protected]. For help, write to [email protected]
