Posts Tagged With: coins

Ten Leagues from Land’s End: Re-examining the Mystery of the Merchant Royal

Posted on March 18, 2026 by David

On 23 September 1641 an English treasure ship vanished somewhere beyond the Cornish horizon. The Merchant Royal was said to be carrying bullion and jewels worth a king’s ransom. Contemporary reports valued the cargo at around £400,000 — an enormous fortune in the seventeenth century and one of the richest losses ever recorded in British […]

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The Strange Fate of Buried Treasure: Gold Bars, Lost Hoards, and Who Really Owns What You Find

Posted on November 25, 2025 by David

If you discovered gold bars worth €700,000 buried in your garden, what would you do? For one Frenchman, the answer seemed straightforward: report it. Be honest. Do the right thing. But instead of a windfall, he’s likely to watch the treasure go to the children of the property’s previous owner — people he has never […]

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Major Treasure Find in Czech Republic

Posted on October 4, 2025 by David

https://www.foxnews.com/travel/treasure-trove-priceless-celtic-gold-silver-coins-unearthed-secret-european-site

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Portuguese Treasure Ship Found in Desert

Posted on August 21, 2025 by David

https://greekreporter.com/2025/08/20/ship-desert-gold

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27 Incredible Metal Detector Finds

Posted on August 9, 2025 by David

27 incredible metal detector finds (msn.com)

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Most Valuable Treasure of all Time

Posted on July 22, 2025 by David

https://www.paris2018.com/highlight/record-largest-treasure-all-time-has-just-been-confirmed-174-billion-two-countries-are-fighting-rights-discovery

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Pirate Treasure Discovered

Posted on July 16, 2025 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/lost-ship-with-103m-pirate-treasure-discovered-off-africa-s-largest-island/ar-AA1IDV6Z?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ab0dbc521a444fd18e1e1946a22615ad&ei=25

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Metal Detecting in Denmark

Posted on June 22, 2025 by David

https://www.yahoo.com/news/denmark-let-amateurs-dig-treasure-130000766.html

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Metal Detectorist finds huge silver coin hoard two months after being inspired by BBC comedy Detectorists to take up hobby

Posted on June 10, 2025 by David

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-14793739/Treasure-hunter-finds-huge-silver-coin-hoard-two-months-inspired-BBC-comedy-Detectorists-hobby.html

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Hikers Find Gold Hoard in Czech Republic

Posted on May 24, 2025 by David

https://edition.cnn.com/2025/05/20/science/hikers-gold-stash-czech-republic

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