Lost/found in Blackpool

[Darr3nG]

Blackpool family pet finds gold while digging in the park

[https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/20085312.blackpool-family-pet-finds-gold-digging-park/]

 

@LawrenceChard - was this a company treasure hunt gone wrong or did you simply not notice the change fall from your pocket?  

[James32]

I'd confiscate the gold and jail the dog for digging. 

Ps.. the golden retriever breed will be pissed about this.

[LawrenceChard]

26 minutes ago, Darr3nG said:

Blackpool family pet finds gold while digging in the park

[https://www.lancashiretelegraph.co.uk/news/20085312.blackpool-family-pet-finds-gold-digging-park/]

 

@LawrenceChard - was this a company treasure hunt gone wrong or did you simply not notice the change fall from your pocket?  

It's take you a long time to dig that up:

Posted April 21

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[sixgun]

"To his owner's delight and utter disbelief, Ollie instinctively dug up a total of 15 gold sovereign pieces likely dating back to the nineteenth century"
Fake News - the gold coin i can clearly see the obverse side of is a newish Elizabeth head.

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[LawrenceChard]

2 minutes ago, sixgun said:

"To his owner's delight and utter disbelief, Ollie instinctively dug up a total of 15 gold sovereign pieces likely dating back to the nineteenth century"
Fake News - the gold coin i can clearly see the obverse side of is a newish Elizabeth head.

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Journalistic ignorance often seems to be infinite!

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[BullionBuyerUK]

 

"Adam, who works in property, took the gold coins to be examined by Chards, one of the leading gold dealers in the country"

 

Is there another Chards I've not heard of then? Or just journalistic ignorance again?

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Edited September 19, 2022 by BullionBuyerUK

[CollectForFun]

14 hours ago, sixgun said:

"To his owner's delight and utter disbelief, Ollie instinctively dug up a total of 15 gold sovereign pieces likely dating back to the nineteenth century"
Fake News - the gold coin i can clearly see the obverse side of is a newish Elizabeth head.

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Don't want to spoil the fun but another visible coin had George's head on it and the coin which is right below the Elizabeth's one seems to be Victoria's portrait so perfectly plausible that some were 19th century...

[sixgun]

3 hours ago, CollectForFun said:

Don't want to spoil the fun but another visible coin had George's head on it and the coin which is right below the Elizabeth's one seems to be Victoria's portrait so perfectly plausible that some were 19th century...

Yes indeed but being a nit picker playing with the words i will say the article doesn't say some dated back or the oldest dated back to the nineteenth century  - it said a total of 15 sovereigns dated back to the nineteenth century. i will say the article at least strongly implies all of them dated back that far.

"a total of 15 gold sovereign pieces likely dating back to the nineteenth century"

The get out is the use of the word 'likely' - this is not an absolute - it is a probability and leaves it open that potentially none of them dated back that far.
Possibly Lawrence had misplaced his eye piece that day or he was otherwise engaged on the big wheel and a trainee saw the coins. We could write a book about the day Ollie the dog found the coins.

[Darr3nG]

10 minutes ago, sixgun said:

We could write a book about the day Ollie the dog found the coins.

Ollie needs a TV Show with a catchy theme tune  

[HerefordBullyun]

I thought this article was about @LawrenceChard had gone MIA. Glad to see he's still about, tending his precious marrow and melons in his sacred garden!