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Cache of Gold Coins.
Source: See BBC.com link below.
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The rare cache was found - along with a single gold earring - in a bronze pot between stones in the side of a well.
The hoard of 24 coins appears to have been hidden by someone who hoped to retrieve it, but never returned.
Archaeologists say the owner may have died when the city's inhabitants were massacred by a Crusader army in 1101.
The discovery was made during an excavation and conservation project at the Caesarea World Heritage site...
Here is the link for more about that.
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https://www.bbc.com/news/world-middle-east-46429990
Many caches are found during construction projects. I think I forgot to mention that when I listed ways they are often found.
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Yesterday the nation's attention was focused on a flag over a coffin in the rotunda of the Capital Building. Despite the strong feelings, thoughts and memories of those who gathered around the coffin or watched it on TV, George Herbert Walker Bush was no longer there. The spirit of life was drawn to and illuminated by its mirror image.
It was mentioned that George Herbert Walked Bush went to war at 18 to serve his country. I thought of the many thousands of young men who did the same, including those who died on foreign soil only a short time later; as well as those that came back to live long lives never speaking much of the matter again.
While my mind was with those who gathered at the Capital building yesterday, my mind was also drawn to the Tomb of the Unknown Soldier and the many silent cemeteries around the country, as well as the families those silent nameless soldiers created, protected, supported and left behind.
Without at all lessening the honor and respect deserved by the former president, I thought of the nameless or forgotten men and women, who lived well, gave much, were perhaps unfairly judged, and lived honorably out of the public light doing the best the could where they were planted.
Every person is unique, but in some ways we are also the same. All men begin their journey at a different place, and travel a different path, but end up at the same narrow gate.
May we seek and find understanding, judge as we would like to be judged, and respect and honor others to the best of our ability.
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Yesterday I posted some information about Lady Liberty as seen on our coins. Warren D. sent me a couple examples along with the following message.
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| 1781 Coin or Token |
One I believe is a Gaelic (Irish) token which is copper and was given to Irish immigrants who came to North America probably Canada at the time.
It is dated 1781. I think it was given to them as a form of currency, I'm not sure if it truly was. It looks like lady liberty seated on one side and a sailing ship on the other side.
The other is a US large cent dated 1816.
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| 1816 Large Cent. |
Thanks Warren.
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There were over a thousand page views of this blog yesterday.
Last night I observed a lot of lightening in the distance over the ocean and this morning we got some rain.
The high tides are still fairly high.
The surf will be increasing later in the week, but only up to about two or three feet. That won't help much.
Happy hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcast.net
