eddy1V
Senior Member
when i detected this way back in 99. at first i hadnt a clue what it was, i was detecting near an old roman road. i took it to my local museum, i went back a week later ,to be told it was a bronze /middle iron age bangle /bracelet. nearly 3000 years old. i couldnt believe what i was hearing,
had i been the first person to touch it since then, it was eventualy sent off to the british museum in london ,for conformation.
i took the archeology team to where i had found it. some time later. where they unearthed quite a lot of great finds. mostly pottery.
my local museum asked if i was in a position to donate the item. of which i said no.
they were not in a position to give me a value. it was not there job ,was the explanation,
they did however ,and this is true ,offer me the contents of the collection box at the entrance , for the next 12 months. how strange is that,
i declined there offer.
my problem was i couldnt get a value, there was nothing to compare it with,
after months of research and talkin to experts on the phone.
from all over the country.
i ended up with a call from bonhams auction house in london,
there verdict was, it could sell for 80/800/8,000/80,0000 they just did not know so it was a risk,
so at this moment in time it sits with my solicitor in safe hands.
and so has been for the last 8 year. to pass to my daughter, should i leave this world enexpectadly.
had i been the first person to touch it since then, it was eventualy sent off to the british museum in london ,for conformation.
i took the archeology team to where i had found it. some time later. where they unearthed quite a lot of great finds. mostly pottery.
my local museum asked if i was in a position to donate the item. of which i said no.
they were not in a position to give me a value. it was not there job ,was the explanation,
they did however ,and this is true ,offer me the contents of the collection box at the entrance , for the next 12 months. how strange is that,
i declined there offer.
my problem was i couldnt get a value, there was nothing to compare it with,
after months of research and talkin to experts on the phone.
from all over the country.
i ended up with a call from bonhams auction house in london,
there verdict was, it could sell for 80/800/8,000/80,0000 they just did not know so it was a risk,
so at this moment in time it sits with my solicitor in safe hands.
and so has been for the last 8 year. to pass to my daughter, should i leave this world enexpectadly.
