Treasure-Diver
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- Minelab Explorer SE W/ SunRay X-1 Probe
BH Pioneer 505
Fisher Impulse UW Pulse Ind.
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Ok,
So you found a nice diamond ring. Can you image finding something worth millions with a metal detector! No wonder metal detecting is so addicting. You never know what you will uncover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-11489189
7 October 2010 Last updated at 08:52 ET
Rare Roman helmet found in Cumbria auctioned for £2m
The helmet has been described as "the discovery of a lifetime"
A Roman helmet found in a field in Cumbria has been sold at auction for £2m.
The helmet was unearthed by a metal detector enthusiast in Crosby Garrett, near Kirkby Stephen, in May.
It had been expected to fetch up to £300,000 when it went under the hammer at Christie's in London.
The buyer has not been revealed so it is not yet known if Carlisle's Tullie House Museum's campaign to keep it in Cumbria was successful.
An announcement is due later.
The museum's appeal attracted public donations of more than £100,000.
This includes £50,000 from an anonymous businessman who pledged that amount if the public matched it.
Hilary Wade from Tullie House Museum, and Richard Speirs from Friends of Tullie House at the auction
Tourism chiefs have said they believe keeping the helmet in the county would result in a £3m boost to the local economy.
They said they thought the helmet would have a "Mona Lisa" effect in drawing visitors to the region.
The helmet is believed to be one of only three of its kind to be found in Britain.
It would have been worn, possibly with colourful streamers attached, as a mark of excellence by Roman soldiers at sport parades.
Christie's described the find as an "extraordinary example of Roman metalwork at its zenith" and "the discovery of a lifetime" for a metal detectorist.
So you found a nice diamond ring. Can you image finding something worth millions with a metal detector! No wonder metal detecting is so addicting. You never know what you will uncover.
http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-cumbria-11489189
7 October 2010 Last updated at 08:52 ET
Rare Roman helmet found in Cumbria auctioned for £2m
The helmet has been described as "the discovery of a lifetime"
A Roman helmet found in a field in Cumbria has been sold at auction for £2m.
The helmet was unearthed by a metal detector enthusiast in Crosby Garrett, near Kirkby Stephen, in May.
It had been expected to fetch up to £300,000 when it went under the hammer at Christie's in London.
The buyer has not been revealed so it is not yet known if Carlisle's Tullie House Museum's campaign to keep it in Cumbria was successful.
An announcement is due later.
The museum's appeal attracted public donations of more than £100,000.
This includes £50,000 from an anonymous businessman who pledged that amount if the public matched it.
Hilary Wade from Tullie House Museum, and Richard Speirs from Friends of Tullie House at the auction
Tourism chiefs have said they believe keeping the helmet in the county would result in a £3m boost to the local economy.
They said they thought the helmet would have a "Mona Lisa" effect in drawing visitors to the region.
The helmet is believed to be one of only three of its kind to be found in Britain.
It would have been worn, possibly with colourful streamers attached, as a mark of excellence by Roman soldiers at sport parades.
Christie's described the find as an "extraordinary example of Roman metalwork at its zenith" and "the discovery of a lifetime" for a metal detectorist.
