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Arizona Coin Collector

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Feb 5, 2009, 6:47:13 PM2/5/09
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Isle of Wight County Press, UK

Rare coin fetches $4,000

By Martin Neville
Thursday, February 5, 2009

A RARE gold coin, found in the West Wight by a metal
detectorist and auctioned in New York, sold for
double its estimate.

(IMAGE OF COIN)
http://www.iwcp.co.uk/upload/size1/coin_size1.jpg

The Visigothic tremissis, struck about AD 565-578,
sold for $4,000 at the Triton XII auction, held by
the Classical Numismatic Group at the
Waldorf-Astoria Hotel.

Meanwhile, a 350-year-old Massachusetts silver
two-pence, also unearthed in the West Wight by a
metal detector enthusiast, sold for $4,250,
against an estimate of $5,000, in the same
auction.

Reporter: mar...@iwcpmail.co.uk

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Jim Menning

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Feb 5, 2009, 8:38:13 PM2/5/09
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"Arizona Coin Collector" <nos...@nospam.com> wrote in message
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> A RARE gold coin, found in the West Wight by a metal
> detectorist and auctioned in New York, sold for
> double its estimate.
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Sounds like a great profession.


note.boy

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Feb 6, 2009, 4:53:26 PM2/6/09
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"Jim Menning" <jmenni...@new.rr.com> wrote in message
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For every gold coin there are 1,000,000 ring pulls that go beep beep. Billy


Jim Menning

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Feb 6, 2009, 5:28:29 PM2/6/09
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"note.boy" <note...@naespamntlworld.com> wrote in message
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I didn't mean I'd want to waste my time doing it, I just thought the name sounded
professional.

"Metal Detectorist".


sgt23

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Feb 7, 2009, 1:22:45 AM2/7/09
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> >>> A RARE gold coin, found in the West Wight by a metal
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> > For every gold coin there are 1,000,000 ring pulls that go beep beep.  Billy
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Hey, we also go by coin shooters and treasure hunters.

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