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1794 Silver Dollar

1794 Silver Dollar Sells for Record $10 Million

January 25, 2013By Dennis Hengeveld

On January 24th Stacks Bowers offered thePCGS SP66 1794 Flowing Hair Dollar in theirauction of the Cardinal collection. This coin

has been prominently featured in the numismaticcommunity for decades, tracing its pedigree back tothe famed Virgil Brand Collection from the late 19thcentury and owned by some of the most prominent

American numismatists of the 20th century. The coinhad last been sold via private treaty, when Steve Con-tursi sold it to the Cardinal Collection EducationFoundation for a record-breaking $7,850,000. This

was reportedly the largest sum ever paid for a single

coin, with the highest public auction record held bythe 1933 Double Eagle that sold for $7,590,020 in2002 at a Sothebys auction.

That auction record stood for over ten years but hasnow been passed by the Stacks Bowers auction of the1794 SP66 Dollar. The hammer price was an amazing$8,525,000, with a buyers premium of 17.5% added,making the total sale price $10,016,875. Not only isthis a new record, this is also the first time that anycoin has reached a sales price of over $10 million.

Within 30 minutes of the sale Legend Numismatics ofLincroft, NJ sent an email announcing their purchase

of the coin at the auction, indicating that they haveno plans to sell this coin in the near future.

Much has been written about the fabled 1794 silverdollars and most numismatists will be familiar withtheir story. The issue had an extremely limited mint-age of 1,758 pieces, all struck on a hand-operatedscrew press (a press that was initially built for

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v. 17, n. 5 May, 2013 Going for the Gold

Rocky Mountain Prospectors &Treasure Hunters Newsletter

The News

Visit RMPTH On The Internet At http://rmpth.com

Contents

"Nearly all men can stand adversity, but if youwant to test a man's character, give him power."

- Abraham Lincoln

1 1794 Silver Dollar2 About The News3 Clean That Coil Cover

4 Book Treasure6 Earthquakes Turn Water IntoGold

9 Gold Prospecting & DetectingClinic

10 Calendar of Events11 Calendars12 Platinum Information13 1715 Fleet Gold Toothpick &

Reale14 Novice Treasure Hunter Makes

Big Find

16 Trading Post17 Map, Compass & GPS Clinic18 2013 Schedule of Events19 Contact List

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Page 2 The News, May 2013

The News is the official newsletter of the RockyMountain Prospectors and Treasure HuntersClub (RMPTH): our mailing address is 278

Sierra Vista Drive, Fort Collins, CO. 80524.

Opinions expressed in The News are those of theauthors and do not necessarily reflect those of the

club or its members. Publication of information inThe News constitutes no guarantee of accuracy. Useof any information found in this publication is at thesole risk of the user. NeitherRMPTH, nor its coordi-nators, nor The News, nor its editors or contributorsassume any liability for damages resulting from useof information in this publication.

Submissions

Articles, letters and short items of interest on pros-pecting, detecting and treasure hunting topics are

welcome and encouraged. All items submitted forpublication are subject to editing. Submittals for pub-

lication may be made in writing or, preferably, in AS-CII text format on IBM-compatible disk. If you havequestions about a submission, please contact the edi-tor for information.

Copyright

Unless otherwise noted, other nonprofit groupsmay reprint or quote from any articles appearing inThe News without prior permission, provided thatproper author and publication credits are given andthat a copy of the publication in which the article ap-pears is sent at no cost toRMPTHat the above mail-ing address. Clubs wishing to exchange newsletters

withRMPTHare invited to send a copy of their news-letter together with an exchange request.

About The NewsAdvertising

Classified advertising for topic related items is freefor non-business ads. See the Trading Post sectionfor donation pricing of camera-ready display ads. Do-nations for ad makeup from sketches, etc., are avail-able on request.

About RMPTH

RMPTHis an independent nonprofit hobbyist socialclub, open to anyone interested in prospecting, detect-ing or treasure hunting. Its purpose is to provide aneducational and social forum of mutual benefit formembers.RMPTHholds a monthly meeting and con-ducts various field outings, as well as offers specialpresentations and seminars. Active participants have

voting privileges. The monthly newsletter, The News,is readily available on the Internet. Annual dues are$25 payable in June. Applicants joining in any monthother than June pay partial dues of $2 per month formonths remaining prior to following June plus $1.

CLUB MEMBERS TAKE NOTE

Club Hats, Shirts, Jackets, & Patches are again available.

See Paul Mayhak at the club meetings to purchase your club items!

A 50/50 Drawing will be run at each club meeting. At the end of each meetingTom will split the pot 50/50 and a lucky member will go home with more money

than they came with.!The remaining 50% goes to the club treasury.

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Page 3The News, May 2013

Clean That Coil Cover

You should always use a coil cover to protectyour expensive detector coil from damage.Should your detector ever become unstable,giving false signals, etc., suspect the coil cover. Care-fully remove the cover from the coil and clean both

the cover and the coil itself. Even though coil coversprovide a tight fit, over time mineralized dust can ac-cumulate inside the coil cover and result in false sig-nals. Make this simple procedure a part of your nor-mal annual maintenance.

Quill Newsletter, February 2012

smaller coins, making it very difficult to strike largercoins with full details), and from a single pair of dies.From this limited mintage it is estimated that ap-proximately 130 to 140 have survived to the presentday, mostly in well-circulated and/or damaged condi-tion. Uncirculated examples are prime numismatic

rarities (only six are universally accepted as uncircu-lated coins), with sales of such examples occurringextremely infrequently.

Coin Update - Daily Coin Collecting News

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REMINDER!

RMPTH is returning to an officer-led structure to better maintain control ofclub events and activities. Also, annual dues of $25 will return in June.

At the June meeting we will be voting for President, Vice President, Treasurer

and Secretary. Please help us help your club!

1794 Silver Dollar

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RMPTH News From The Past

On May 1, 1996 the first organizationalmeeting of the Rocky Mountain Prospectors

and Treasure Hunters Club was held atDenny's Restaurant in Fort Collins, Colo-

rado. Founding members in attendance wereMonte Cook, Steve Leeper, Rick Mattingly,

Vance Attencio and Lisa Atencio-de Victoria.

TREASURE HUNTERSCODE OF ETHICS

I WILL respect private property and do no treasurehunting without the owner's permission.

I WILL fill all excavations.

I WILL appreciate and protect our heritage of naturalresources, wildlife, and private property.

I WILL use thoughtfulness, consideration, and courtesyat all times.

I WILL build fires in designated or safe places only.

I WILL leave gates as found.

I WILL remove and properly dispose of any trash that I

find.

I WILL NOT litter.

I WILL NOT destroy property, buildings, or what is leftof ghost towns and deserted structures.

I WILL NOT tamper with signs, structural facilities, orequipment.

Gold Glossary

Fines--sand or other fine-sized material as-

sociated with placer deposits. Usually the

last material left during the panning proc-ess.

Book Treasure

Man Ready To Claim Treasure Found

In Book After Six Months

By Beth Germano, WBZ-TVApril 5, 2013

BOSTON (CBS)

One mans trash could soon become anothermans treasure. After waiting six months forsomeone to claim the more than $20,000 hefound in a hollowed-out book, a Brazilian immigrant isgetting ready to claim the money for himself.

Carlos doesnt want to be identified any further than hisfirst name so hes not besieged by people trying to claimthe cash. It started last October 12 when he was picking

through books at the Wellesley Recycling and DisposalFacility, looking for more National Geographics andother discarded books that catch his eye. One certainlydid, and when he flipped through the pages he discov-ered the money.

I quickly closed the book and I ran to the car. When Iopened the book the money fell all over the place, onehundred dollar bills here, one hundred dollar billsthere, he said. Hes certainly not a rich man and couldhave kept the money, but instead he set a deadline of sixmonths for the owner to come forward. I can be guilt-free that I did search and try my best to find the person,he said.

He advertised an e-mail address in a Wellesley newspa-per and received at least 180 responses from around theworld. Most congratulated him on his discovery and hispursuit, but at least nine, he says, were simply greedypeople. They tried to explain the book belongs to theirfamily, a grandfather, or grandmother, he says. Butthey couldnt give me the right information.

He wont reveal the title of the book, but says the rightfulowner would know, and also be able to describe the cut-away pages and estimate the amount. None of themcould. He now believes the book likely came from a fam-

ily estate, someone never knowing the treasure inside.

So just after midnight on May 8, Carlos plans to put themoney into action, contributing to a charity, helping hisdaughter with school tuition, and a few other necessities.Unless, of course, the right person comes forward. I canuse the money, but its not my money so Im going towait.

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Property WantedFor Detector Hunt

RMPTH is looking for private property on which to holdan organized club detector hunt. Obviously, it would bemost ideal if this property is known to have seen some

past historical activity. If you have such property orknow of someone who does, please contact Rick

Mattingly to plan a club field outing event.

Mineral Specimen Identif ication

As part of their community outreach, Metropolitan StateCollege of Denver, Dep. of Earth & AtmosphericScience, Professional Services Division offers FREEMINERAL SPECIMEN IDENTIFICATION. Participantswill aid in the education of future Geoscientists!

Details and specimen submittal forms with instructionscan be downloaded from:SPECIAL OFFER FREE MINERAL SPECIMENhttp://college.earthscienceeducation.net/MINPET/MINID.pdf

The Story Of Harry

Gunnell

From "Historic Central City" by Caroline Bancroft

"Harry Gunnell was another of the bonanza baronsfrom this period [1859]. He was a delightful, edu-cated New Yorker who had drifted into camp in May,1859, knowing nothing at all about prospecting ormining. He made friends with the Gregory party, and

Wilkes De Frees, after showing him how to use agold pan, took him out prospecting. They tried thehill back of the present Opera House until theyfound a likely spot. Harry scooped up a pan of dirtand took it down to the creek to wash, while Wilkessat on a ledge waiting. Harry soon cried out:'Eureka! I've got it!'.

And so he had. The Gunnell Lode proved to be thethird richest of the district, only the Gregory and theBobtail having higher production figures. Harry hadsix years of entertaining his friends, making rich

gifts and driving beautiful girls behind prancinghorses. But his money, good looks and health weresoon dissipated and in 1867 he died penniless and

broken, at the age of thirty four. Nothing is left ofhim in the district but the two names he gave thecamp - Gunnell Hill and Eureka Gulch and Street.'

Refreshment VolunteersMay Ray McGehee/Ann NicholsJune Gary & SaraJuly Rolf ChristophersenAugust Robert CrainSeptember Barb SchuldtOctober Dick & Sharon FrenchNovember Ted & Faye Croswell

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Earthquakes Turn

Water Into GoldBy Becky Oskin, OurAmazingPlanet

Earthquakes have the Midas touch,

a new study claims.

Water in faults vaporizes during an earth-quake, depositing gold, according to a modelpublished in the March 17 issue of the jour-nal Nature Geoscience. The model provides a quanti-tative mechanism for the link between gold andquartz seen in many of the world's gold deposits, saidDion Weatherley, a geophysicist at the University ofQueensland in Australia and lead author of the study.

When an earthquake strikes, it moves along a rupturein the ground a fracture called a fault. Big faultscan have many small fractures along their length, con-

nected by jogs that appear as rectangular voids. Wateroften lubricates faults, filling in fractures and jogs.

About 6 miles (10 kilometers) below the surface, un-der incredible temperatures and pressures, the watercarries high concentrations of carbon dioxide, silicaand economically attractive elements like gold.

Shake, rattle and gold

During an earthquake, the fault jog suddenly openswider. It's like pulling the lid off a pressure cooker:The water inside the void instantly vaporizes, flashingto steam and forcing silica, which forms the mineral

quartz, and gold out of the fluids and onto nearbysurfaces, suggest Weatherley and co-author RichardHenley, of the Australian National University in Can-

berra.

While scientists have long suspected that suddenpressure drops could account for the link between

giant gold deposits and ancient faults, the study takesthis idea to the extreme, said Jamie Wilkinson, a geo-chemist at Imperial College London in the UnitedKingdom, who was not involved in the study.

"To me, it seems pretty plausible. It's something thatpeople would probably want to model either experi-

mentally or numerically in a bit more detail to see if itwould actually work," Wilkinson told OurAmazing-Planet.

Previously, scientists suspected fluids would effer-vesce, bubbling like an opened soda bottle, duringearthquakes or other pressure changes. This wouldline underground pockets with gold.

Others suggested minerals would simply accumulateslowly over time.

Weatherley said the amount of gold left behind afteran earthquake is tiny, because underground fluidscarry at most only one part per million of the pre-cious element. But an earthquake zone like New Zea-land's Alpine Fault, one of the world's fastest, could

build a mineable deposit in 100,000 years, he said.

Surprisingly, the quartz doesn't even have time tocrystallize, the study indicates. Instead, the mineral

comes out of the fluid in the form of nanoparticles,perhaps even making a gel-like substance on the frac-ture walls. The quartz nanoparticles then crystallizeover time.

Even earthquakes smaller than magnitude 4.0, whichmay rattle nerves but rarely cause damage, can triggerflash vaporization, the study finds.

"Given that small-magnitude earthquakes are excep-tionally frequent in fault systems, this process may bethe primary driver for the formation of economic golddeposits," Weatherley told OurAmazingPlanet.

The hills have gold

Quartz-linked gold has sourced some famous depos-its, such as the placer gold that sparked the 19th-century California and Klondike gold rushes. Bothdeposits had eroded from quartz veins upstream.Placer gold consists of particles, flakes and nuggetsmixed in with sand and gravel in stream and river

beds. Prospectors traced the gravels back to theirsources, where hard-rock mining continues today.

But earthquakes aren't the only cataclysmic source ofgold. Volcanoes and their underground plumbing arejust as prolific, if not more so, at producing the pre-

cious metal. While Weatherley and Henley suggest thata similar process could take place under volcanoes,Wilkinson, who studies volcano-linked gold, saidthat's not the case.

"Beneath volcanoes, most of the gold is not precipi-tated in faults that are active during earthquakes,"

Wilkinson said. "It's a very different mechanism."

Understanding how gold forms helps companies pros-pect for new mines. "This new knowledge on gold-deposit formation mechanisms may assist future goldexploration efforts," Weatherley said.

In their quest for gold, humans have pulled more than188,000 tons (171,000 metric tons) of the metal fromthe ground, exhausting easily accessed sources, ac-cording to the World Gold Council, an industry group.

NBCNews.comMarch 2013

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Heritage Auctions The tyrannosaur of the minerals, this gold nugget in quartz weighs more than 70 ounces (2 kilograms).NBCNews.comMarch 2013

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MINING IN COLORADO HONEYCOMBNG A MOUNTAINThe Pictorial World 1874

Honest can collector finds $3,800 in a dumpster and turns it in

04/11/13

Collecting cans to recycle for pennies apiece in a Speedy Mart dumpster, J oe Ellis of

Murfreesboro, Tenn., came upon something a lot more valuable: a plastic bag con-taining $3,800. At first Ellis didn't think the cash was real, but when he realized it was,he turned it in to Speedy Mart managers. "That's too much money for me to find andnot turn it in," he said. The store managers contacted the police, who tracked downthe money's owner using bank deposit slips. The guy had mistakenly thrown it outwhile cleaning out his car (oops!). And yes, he gave Ellis a reward for his honesty:$400. Thats a lot of recycled cans!

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You are a

detectorist if you

fill your holes.But ........

You are a vandal if

you do not!

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Calendar of Events

MAP TO THE MEETING PLACE

Pulliam Community Building

545 Cleveland Avenue, Loveland, Colorado

Directions:The Pulliam Community Building is situated on the west side of Cleveland Avenue in Loveland,

Colorado. Park at the rear of the building (west side). Entry to the meeting room is fromthe doorway on the south side of the building (not the main entrance on Cleveland Avenue!).

RMPTH DUESRMPTH is an unincorpo-

rated Social Club withno income generated. Allexpenses are covered bydonation. Members arerequested to considerdonating a minimum of$1.00 at each monthlymeeting to cover club

expenses.

May MeetingWednesday, March 1 We will meet at the PulliamBuilding in downtown Loveland at 7:00PM. Refer tothe adjoining map for directions.

Meeting Agenda6:00 - 7:00 Planning & Social Hour7:00 - 7:30 Business, Announcements & Find of

the Month Program7:30 - 7:45 Break7:45 - 8:00 "Benefits of GPAA Membershipby

Rick Messina, Wyoming GPAA Chapter President.Join at this meeting.8:00 - 9:00 Ghost Towns of the Rockiesby au-

thor Preethie Burkholder of Longmont. Her bookswill be available for purchase at the meeting.

Visit RMPTH On The Internet At

http://rmpth.com

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May 2013Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1RMPTH PlanningSession 6:00PRMPTH Meeting 7:00P

2 3 4Lions Park Pros-pecting Clinic9:00A-12:00P

5 6 7 8 9 10 11Clear Creek GoldOuting

12Mothers Day

13 14 15 16 17 18Map, Compass &GPS Clini c9:00A-12:00P

19 20 21 22 23 24 25

26 27Memorial Day

28 29 30 31

June 2013Sun Mon Tue Wed Thu Fri Sat

1

2 3 4 5RMPTH PlanningSession 6:00PRMPTH Meeting 7:00P

6 7 8Clear Creek GoldOuting

9 10 11 12 13 14 15

16Fathers Day

17 18 19 20 21Diamond Prospect-ing Outing1st Day of Summer

22Diamond Prospect-ing Outing

23Diamond Prospect-ing Outing

24 25 26 27 28 29

30

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RMPTH Field Outing Statement

NOTE: The Coordinators and participants stay in touchand continue to review and plan upcoming presentationsand outings for the year on a monthly basis. Our editorRick Mattingly needs timely event information for each

issue ofThe News. Please get information about any par-ticular event to him by the 15th of the month to meet the

printing deadline for the next issue.

Planned trips, outings, activities, and meeting programsare in the newsletter and on line at the clubs website.

Planning is a work in progress and additional outings andactivities are added and sometimes deleted on an ongo-

ing basis. Events planned in the upcoming month areemphasized to the attendees at the monthly meetings.Contact the Presentations Coordinators or Editor if youhave any suggestions or ideas throughout the year for

fieldtrips, outings, and programs.

The best made plans may change at the last minute dueto the illness of the Trail Boss, weather, land access, ve-hicles breaking down, wrong meeting sites, etc. Please

be understanding of extenuating circumstances and con-tact the coordinator or Trail Boss of a specific event ifthere is any question of an event being cancelled or

changed at the last minute.

The Clark, Gruber & Co. Bank and Mint was built at the corner

of McGaa (now 16th) and G Street (now Market Street) in Den-ver, Colorado. The lots were purchased from friends of the Clarkbrothers in Leavenworth. The two-story multi-purpose building

was constructed for $5,000.

Before You Buy That Metal Detector Handbook Check:

http://www.mdhtalk.org/articles/before-you-buy-hb/before-you-

buy-handbook.pdf

Platinum Information

All the platinum mined since the beginning oftime, worldwide, would only fill a cube meas-uring about 25 feet on all sides!A 6 inch cube of platinum weighs as much as an aver-age man!

It takes 6 months of processing to produce a singletroy ounce of platinum!

Over 20% of all consumer goods either contain plati-num or are produced using platinum.

Approximately 8 to 10 tons of raw ore must be minedto produce just one pure ounce of platinum!

Roughly 90% of all platinum supplies come from

South Africa and Russia.

Gasoline, hard disk drives, anti-cancer drugs, fiber-optic cables, LCD displays, eyeglasses, fertilizers, ex-plosives, paints and pacemakers, all rely on platinum.

Treasure Coast Archaeological Society

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Gold Reale dated 1714.Notice the file marks around the edges where they filed the planchet to weight.

1715 Fleet Gold

Toothpick & RealeGary T. Jupiter, Fl.

Friday, 12 December 2008

Found during a Noreaster around 1997 in anarea off the beaten path for 1715 finds but

where I had picked up a few half Reales in thepast. I found a small low spot on the beach where the

black sand was about four inches thick and startedworking it real slow. I noticed just the faintest thresh-old change and really thought it was just a pocket or adifference in the black sand that was causing it. Iscraped a little of the black sand with the side of myfoot and there was a little something shining back atme. It couldnt have been more than inch deep inthe black sand and had it been a inch deeper it

wouldnt be in my collection today. It test out as 22ct. gold and if you look real close you can see there is

a rampant lion decorating the top like the one usedon their coins.

GREAT GLOBS OF GOLD!

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Novice Treasure Hunter

Makes Big FindBy Leon Watson16 October 2012

Anovice treasure hunter who bought a basicmetal detector returned to the shop in shock

weeks later, clutching part of the country's fin-est ever hoard of Late Roman gold coins. The manstunned staff by showing them 40 gold Solidi, beforeasking them: 'What do I do with this?'

They contacted local experts and together got the per-mits they needed, headed back to the scene andpulled up another 119 gleaming pieces.

The hoard could be worth more 100,000.

David Sewell, the lucky shopkeeper who joined the

second search party, said: 'Its a staggering thing.'We sold this guy an entry-level machine and he wentoff and pulled off one of the largest ever hoards ofLate Roman gold coins. We believe its the secondlargest.

'He came up with approximately 40 coins to startwith. He came to see us and welooked at it and thought: Is this astunt?

'Ive heard in the past that the gen-eral reaction with things like this isthat people are terrified. They dontknow what they (the artefacts)mean.'

They advised the man to get intouch with the local finds liaisonofficer and armed with a JCB they

went to the woodlands spot near StAlbans, Hertfordshire, and contin-ued the work.

Mr Sewell, who founded metal detecting shop HiddenHistory with Mark Becher in Berkhamsted, Hertford-shire, last year, said: 'We went with them and took

with us a couple of slightly more potent machines and

we pulled 119 more coins out of the ground.

''These are 22 carat gold, they havent got any damageand they came out of the ground looking likethe day they were made. All I can say is I was thereand my heart was going at 10 to the dozen.'

The find has been referred to experts at the BritishMuseum to investigate and prepare a report for thelocal Coroner.

The man had bought a Garrett Ace 150, retailing at

around 135 and described as being ideal for chil-dren to use for a hobby. Local heritage officials de-scribed the find as 'a nationally significant find.'

The coins are a rare example of the Solidus, datingfrom the last days of Roman rule in Britain. The lastconsignments of them reached these shores in408AD.Officials refused to identify the exact site of the dis-

covery or the landowner to stop others from trying tocash in.

They also would not name the person who foundthem, who could profit from a share of the proceedsfrom the coins.

A spokesman for St Albans City and District Councilsaid: 'A nationally significant find of 159 Late Roman

gold coins has been found by a metal detectorist onprivate land in the north of the district of St Albans,in Hertfordshire.

'The find is believed to be one of the largest Roman

gold coin hoards ever discovered in the UK.'

Local museum staff, together with Hidden History,travelled to the rural site to confirm the find.

'Evidence suggests that the hoard was disturbed inthe last couple of hundred years due to quarrying ac-tivity or plough action,' said the spokesman.

Mr Sewell said the coins werefound across about 15 metres of

woodland.

It is believed that the area was used

during the Second World War tocultivate crops and it may be thenthat the coins were shifted.

'The interesting thing is there wereno other artefacts there at all, no

brooches,' said Mr Sewell.

'Oddly there was no vessel at all tohold them. It is quite a significant stash and Im sur-prised that it would have been in an organic holder.

The council has now referred the hoard to experts atthe British Museum to investigate and prepare a re-port for the local coroner. They will also determinethe value of the coins, which could fetch anythingfrom 400 to 1,000 apiece.

The coroner will then determine whether the hoardcounts as treasure.

David Thorold, curator of the prehistory to medievalsection at the Verulamium Museum, in St Albans,said: 'Gold Solidi were extremely valuable coins and

were not traded or exchanged on a regular basis.

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I've found bits and pieces butnothing like this. I've got im-mense satisfaction that the

guy came to us and bought themachine from us but I would

be lying if I said I didn'twish it had been me.'

Shopkeeper David Sewell

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Gold Glossary

Flour Gold--finest gold

dust, much of which willfloat.

Symbol: AUAtomic Number: 79

Atomic Weight: 196.967

Melting Point: 1063 (1945 F)Specific Gravity: 19.2

MOHs Scale of Hardness:2.5 - 3

Karat

24K = 100% Pure Gold18K = 75% Pure Gold14K = 58% Pure Gold10K = 42% Pure Gold

Troy Weights

1 grain = 0.0648 grams24 grains = 1 penny

weight (DWT) = 1.552 grams20 DWT = 1 ounce =

480 grains = 31.10 grams

Gold Facts

YOURADVERTISEMENTCOULD BE HERE!Call Rick Mattinglyat 970-613-8968or [email protected]

'They would have been used for large transactions such as buyingland, or goods by the shipload.

'The gold coins in the economy guaranteed the value of all the silverand especially the bronze coins in circulation. However, must people

would not have had regular access to them.

'Typically, the wealthy Roman elite, merchants or soldiers receivingbulk pay were the recipients.'

Mr Sewell, who resumed detecting three years ago after a 36-year gap,has himself found a number of items, including a rare silver TealbyPenny.

He said: 'Ive found bits and pieces but nothing like this. Ive got im-mense satisfaction that the guy came to us and bought the machinefrom us but I would be lying if I said I didnt wish it had been me.

'It beggars belief. Thanks to things like Time Team peoples interest inarchaeology has really taken off. You do have the possibility to changehistory

http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/

(Continued frompage 14)

These late Roman gold coins were been found by a metal detectorist on privateland north of St Albans in Hertfordshire. The find is believed to be one of the larg-

est Roman gold coin hoards ever discovered in the UK

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All mistakes and

misspellings wereintentionally made so

that you could have thepleasure of finding them.

Trading Post

About Trading Post

The News runs classified ads in Trading Postfor three consecutive issues. Trading Post ads

for topic related items up to 10 lines (or 70

words) long are free. To place an ad in TradingPost contact Rick Mattingly at (970) 613-8968evenings

or e-mail at: [email protected]

Commercial Advertising

Specifications

(Monthly Donation Rate)

Full Page (8 1/2" X 7") $30Half Page (3 1/4" X 7") $20One Third Page (3" X 4") $15Business Card (2 3/4" X 1 1/2") $ 5

Ads must be received by the 15th of thepreceding month. Contact Rick Mattingly for in-

formation on this service at(970) 613-6968 evenings or e-mail at:

[email protected].

I've been saving for a

rainy day. So far, I can

handle a light mist.

FOR SALE:A "MUST HAVE" T-Shirt for every Pros-pector and Treasure Hunter. Quality 100% cottontees. See and order from:http://BestBlackandGold.com.

FOR SALE: 5HP pump motor, Gold King 3" Hi-banker with dredge attachment w/adjustable stand,Gold Grabber Hi-banker, 125 feet hose, Rock net andsteel cable, misc. fittings and valves & large metal

bucket. Prefer to sell all together for $1,350 but nego-tiable. Call Eric Stickland at (303) 833-6848 [email protected].

WANTED: Used lapidary equipment. Call Kathie 970-221-1623

WANTED: Federal or state duck stamps; mint orused. Contact John Hart at (307) 778-3993.

YELLOWSTONE FAREWELL Wyoming adventurenovel. Diamonds, Gold, Volcanic activity, Prospecting.Factual geology; Fictional story. $18.00 + $4.00 S&H.Spur Ridge Enterprises, POB 1719, Laramie, WY82073. Internet: http://yellowstonefarewell.com/

NOTE:Purchase arrangements are between the buyer and

seller only and involves no financial benefit to RMPTH.

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Map, Compass & GPS Clinic

On Saturday, May 18, 2013 RMPTH member RickMattingly will present a clinic on the use of USGSTopo Maps, Compass and GPS Units. Knowledge ofproper use of these items are critical to keepingyourself located in the wild. This knowledge is also

extremely useful in completing research to find thathidden mine, ghost town, etc. that we are all lookingfor.

Please join Rick at the Allnutt Family Center in FortCollins, 650 W. Drake Road, from 9:00am to 12:00pmfor this clinic. The meeting room is located at thesouth end of the Allnutt building nearest Drake Road.

If you have any of the items mentionedUSGS TopoMap, Compass or GPS Unitplease bring them.

A donation of $1 will be collected at the door to payfor room rental. Now thats cheap learnin!

Reservations are required! Sign up at the May clubmeeting or Ricks contact info may be found in theContact List at the rear of this newsletter.

See you there - If you canfind this secret location with

your GPS!

WEEKEND & SMALL-SCALEMINERS CODE OF ETHICS

I WILLrespect other prospectors claims and not workthose claims without the owners permission

I WILL have on-site all necessary permits and licenses

I WILLbuild fires in designated or safe places only, andin accordance with current State and Federal guidelines

I WILLbe careful with fuels and motor oils and be cog-nizant of their potential destructive effect on the envi-ronment

I WILL remove and properly dispose of all trash anddebris that I find - I will not litter

I WILL be thoughtful, considerate and courteous tothose around me at all time

I WILL appreciate and protect our heritage of naturalresources, wildlife, fisheries and private property, andrespect all laws or ordinances governing prospectingand mining

I WILL NOTremove stream bank material, destroynatural vegetation or woody debris dams, nor dischargeexcess silt into the waterways

I WILL NOT refuel motorized equipment in the stream

I WILL NOT allow oil from motorized

equipment to drip onto the ground or into the water

I WILL NOTprospect in areas closed to prospectingand mining

Offer Your Assistance To AnyOf Our Program Coordinators

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Month Meeting Program Trip/Activity

J anuary Bottle HuntingBy Rick Mattingly

No Trip/Activity Scheduled

FebruaryRelic Hunting

By Tom WarneNo Trip/Activity Scheduled

MarchSouth Pass, Wyoming History

By Rick MattinglyColorado School of Mines Museum Tour

AprilRMPTH Prospecting DVD Overview &

Patent SearchingBy Rick Mattingly

Detecting Clinic at Lions Park -Advertised and Open to the PublicWyoming Geologic Survey Tour &

Diamond Prospecting Clinic

Phoenix Mine & Argo Mill Tours

May

Ghost Towns of the RockiesBy Preetie BurkholderGPAA Presentation

By Rick Messina - President CasperChapter GPAA and State Director

Lets Go Gold Panning On The Arkansas EventProspecting Clinic at Lions Park -Advertised and Open to the Public

Clear Creek Gold OutingGPS, Compass & Map Clinic

J uneDetecting England

By Ed & Mia Edwards

Clear Creek Gold OutingDiamond Hunt Outing

Colorado Gold District Tour

J ulyBurrows Cave

By Russell Burrows

South Pass, Wyoming Gold & Detector Outing

Eldora Ski Resort Detector Outing

August Meteorite HuntingAmes Monument Tour and Vedauwoo Detector Outing

Lucite Hills Gem OutingVics Gold Panning Outing

SeptemberBattery Facts

By Batteries Plus

Annual Coin & Prize HuntDenver Colorado Mineral & Fossil Show

Fort Laramie Wyoming Tour

OctoberGold & Silver Refining Presentation

By David EmslieOff-Road Detector Outing

NovemberAnnual Show & Tell &

Silent AuctionLocal Detector Outing

DecemberAnnual Find of the Year Awards &

Christmas PartyFlatirons Mineral Club & Model Train Show

Good Hunting in 2013!

Rocky Mountain Prospectors and Treasure Hunters Club2013 Schedule of Events

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Rocky MountainProspectors & Treasure Hunters

Contact ListRMPTH Coordinators Home E-Mail

Coordinator Robert Crain 1-970-484-6488

Coordinator Bryan Morgan 1-970-416-0608 [email protected]

Coordinator Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

The News Staff

Editor-in-Chief Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

Ass istant Editor Dick French 1-970-482-2110 [email protected]

Internet Web Site

Web Master Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

Volunteers/Coordinators

Find of the YearJ oe J ohnstonBetsy EmondPaul Mayhak

1-303-696-69501-970-218-02901-970-482-7846

[email protected]

[email protected]

Presentations Rick Mattingly 1-970-613-8968 [email protected]

Club Historian Volunteer Needed!

Club Librarian J oe J ohnston 1-303-696-6950 [email protected]

Panning DemosBryan MorganDarrell KoleberBob Smith

1-970-416-06081-970-669-25991-303-530-4375

[email protected]@[email protected]

Setup &Refreshments

Volunteer Needed!

Door PrizeTom WarneJ ohnny Berndsen

1-970-635-07731-970-667-1006

[email protected]

General Information Contact: Rick Mattingly at 1-970-613-8968

Visit RMPTH on the Internet at: http: //rmpth.com

Lets Go For The Gold !

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MAY, 2013 ISSUE

The NewsRocky Mountain Prospectors &Treasure Hunters Club

278 Sierra Vista DriveFort Collins, CO. 80524

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