While most folks seem to be mad for gold Silver has been steadily growing in worth .
Although Silver has not grown at the same rate as gold it will probably continue growing in value.
One investor tried to corner the market in silver but was eventually thwarted.
Nothing ever happens in Wickham Market
Well thats not quite true anymore.
This sleepy Suffolk town is the centre of a huge find of GOLD COINS
A Metal detectorist found these and did the honest British stiff upper-lip thing -(as would we all of course..)
He reported them to the Authorities (all 824 of them - the coins not the authorities !)
These are ICENI coins with celtic style symbols.
It is rumoured that they may even be Boadecias (boudicca if you want to be exact) but experts date them a little earlier.
and the hoard was buried in a plain pottery vessel.
Boudicca was the Iceni leader who beat heck out of the Romans - even razing the city of London
(much to the distress of the Romans)
The Romans thought that by kidnapping and assaulting her daughters they would teach her a lesson - they obviously had never had dealings with a British Mother before.
There is a statue of Boudicca (Boadecia) driving a chariot on the steps near the Houses of Parliament in London. She is a British Heroine.
There are several sites nearby in Sufffolk where other hoards have been found including Snettisham..
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The site was excavated by Archaeologists from Suffolk County Council funded by the August British Museum.
The hoard is currently in the care of the British Museum in London
Filed under Ancient Coins, Gold Coin Collecting, Gold Coins, Treasure Hunting, Valuable Gold Coins by on Apr 17th, 2010. 
