Dog Walker Finds 1,200 Y.O. Penny Worth Over $200,000

[matcom]

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LONDON (Reuters) - A routine walk with his dog turned into a profitable excursion for one man, who discovered a 1,200-year-old gold penny during the stroll and now expects to sell it for thousands of pounds.

The coin was discovered on a public footpath beside the River Ivel in Bedfordshire, England. It is the first new Anglo-Saxon gold penny to come to light in nearly a century and the only known gold coin with the name of Coenwulf -- a king who ruled over the central English region of Mercia.

London auctioneers Spink estimate the coin will sell for 120,000-150,000 pounds ($214,100-267,700) when it goes under the hammer in October. But Richard Bishop, an auctioneer at Spink, said the coin's excellent condition might help the price rise beyond the top estimate.

http://story.news.yahoo.com/news?tmpl=story&cid=573&ncid=573&e=2&u=/nm/20040910/od_nm/odd_britain_coin_dc

[GOPisEvil]

1. That's it. I'm getting a dog.

:P

[sui generis]

2. tinkerbell is absolutely useless

the only things she finds are cat turds.

[Spinzonner]

3. What's the dog's share ?

[auburngrad82]

4. I think it's mine. I had one in my pocket and must have dropped it...

Can I have it back please?