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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Chris Davis, post: 1809781, member: 57998&quot;]The coin has actually been fully recorded here in the UK and for the record I have donated a lot of items and coins to the museums here!&nbsp; my whole collection of coins are fully recorded with the local archaeological service with full co-ordinates using GPS and will be donated to local museums when I see fit... and my will currently leaves all my coins to the British Museum services.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>Fortunately my finds and that of other dedicated metal detectorists over the years have helped local archaeologists to understand far more about my local area than they would of without our input... I have made many friends through the hobby and an awful lot of them are professional archaeologists who recognise the effort I go to in order to contribute to there understanding.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I have been offered money for my finds through the treasure process here in the UK but have always refused and have donated my finds without financial reward.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>You seem to take offence by my use of the wording &quot;Hammered Gold&quot; it is a common phrase here in the UK.&nbsp; The video was me expressing pure excitement at finding such a beautiful and rare find... in those situations emotion takes over... being the first to hold something that has not been touched for hundreds of years is something that is just impossible to describe both now and especially at the time.</p><p>&nbsp;</p><p>I thought people might be interested to see a piece of history being uncovered and I hope others enjoy it.... maybe one day you will be over visiting a UK Museum and actually see this very coin as a museum is certainly where it will end up.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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