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Prince Charles criticised over metal detector beach charging plan
- Published 11/21/2011
Plans by Prince Charles to charge people for using metal detectors on beaches owned by his Duchy of Cornwall have been criticised by enthusiasts as cynical profiteering.
Metal detectorists will be expected to pay £60 for a permit to sweep on the foreshore of any duchy beach, despite being allowed to pursue their hobby for free on foreshores owned by the Crown Estate elsewhere in the UK.
The Duchy of Cornwall owns most foreshores – the area of beach between low and high tide water marks – in Cornwall and the Isles of Scilly, and has previously not permitted metal detecting.
The estate said the £60 would pay for an annual permit, but families on a two-week break could purchase a special discounted £20 permit for their stay.
Mick Turrell, who runs a metal detector business, said it was either a "cynical money-making exercise", or the prince, who studied archaeology at Cambridge and is patron of the Council of British Archeology, "must really hate metal detectorists".
Seeking Lost Treasure After 94 Years
- Published 11/6/2011
It’s been nearly 100 years since a jewel case containing family and imperial jewelry crashed through the ice to the bottom of Lake Baikal. The last hands it touched before disappearing into the watery depths were those of a Russian woman who was fleeing the country to save her life.
The year was 1917. The Bolsheviks had seized power, and White Russians were forced to move out of their homes or face execution.
Vadim and Zinaida Smit had no hope of staying in the country. Vadim was railway minister for the east-west Siberian route and a personal friend of Tsar Nicholas II, and Zinaida was the godchild of the queen mother.
With little time to think, they packed up whatever they could and fled St. Petersburg to China, from which they would catch a boat to Europe. They traveled by any means and walked when no transportation was available. They trudged through the Siberian snow and ice, losing their belongings in their haste to get to safety.
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Silver ring found in Sleaford declared treasure
- Published 11/3/2011
The ring, which bears the initials IS, is thought to be hundreds of years old
A ring found in a farmer's field in Lincolnshire by a boy using a metal detector has been declared as treasure.
Philip Ingram-Jannetta, 15, of Leasingham, Sleaford, was with a friend when he came across the silver-gilt finger-ring, believed to date from the late 16th or early 17th Century.
The ring is thought to have belonged to a member of the Shaw family, who were wealthy landowners in the county.
The Collection Museum in Lincoln has expressed an interest in buying it.
Lincoln district coroner Stuart Fisher declared the ring as treasure. It is currently being valued.
At an inquest hearing, Philip, who attends St George's College, said he found the ring three inches below the surface in the middle of the Sleaford field.
» Read MoreMetal detector fan Darren Webster finds Viking hoard
- Published 10/28/2011
A metal detector enthusiast has found a major hoard of Viking silver in a field on the Cumbria-Lancashire border.
Darren Webster, from Carnforth, uncovered more than 200 silver pieces including ornate bracelets, coins and ingots in a lead pot.
He said he had searched the same undisclosed location several times before and found nothing.
The silver is now with experts at the British Museum, who described the find as "of national significance".
They will reveal their findings at the end of the year.
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Staffordshire Gold Hoard
- By Super Admin
- Published 10/21/2011
- Metal Detecting
- Unrated
On a farm near his home Terry Herbert shows off the metal detector that led him to the gold. "I just couldn't stop the items from coming out of the ground," he says. He received half the treasure's assessed value of almost $5.3 million
Hot Wheels Treasure Hunt Series Propels Collecting
- By Wesley Skiles
- Published 02/23/2009
- Collecting
- Unrated
Collecting of die cast toy cars like Hot Wheels and Matchbox grew out of a passion for cars and childhood memories. It wasn’t until 1995 that die cast toy car makers started producing cars for sale in stores that were packaged specifically for collecting. It was the introduction of the Treasure Hunt Series from Hot Wheels that started it all.
Treasure Hunting For Antique Bottles
- By David Cowley
- Published 02/20/2009
- Bottles
- Unrated
To some, old bottles are just junk taking up space on the windowsills of the kitchen. They truly don't appreciate the craftsmanship that typically went into making these items, which was usually done by hand. Of course there are other reasons why someone would be interested in antique bottles, and it has to do with more than just how the bottles were made. Antique bottles are truly a part of history. The different types of bottles tell a story about a particular industry or way of life
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