Day: November 10, 2011

The find of a lifetime: Treasure hunter digs up 200-piece haul of Viking jewellery and coins

By Daily Mail Reporter (27th October 2011)  www.dailymail.co.uk/news A metal detecting enthusiast unearthed ‘the find of a lifetime’ when he discovered a Viking treasure hoard including 200 pieces of silver jewellery. Darren Webster dug up a 1,000-year-old casket that also held coins, hacksilver and ingots while scouring at an undisclosed location on the border between Cumbria […]

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