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More Viking Age silver has been discovered per square kilometer on the Isle of Man than in England, Ireland, Scotland, and Wales.
A recent find of Viking-age silver coins on the Isle of Man has been declared to be treasure at an inquest. John Crowe and David O’Hare found the 36 coins in a field using a metal detector from January through April.
The coins date between 1000 and 1065, the majority having been minted during the reign of Edward the Confessor (1042-1066). The balance of the find was issued in the names of Aethelred II (978-1016) and Canute (1016-1035). The coins range from 17 to 20.5 millimeters in diameter. Some coins have test cuts, having been checked for quality by merchants. New Hampshire-based Kristin Bornholdt Collins has studied the find..
Six additional major hoards of Viking Age material have been found on the Isle of Man. In 1870, the 10th-century Ballacamaish Hoard, consisting of a silver armlet, two silver neck rings, and a silver finger ring, was found at Andreas, Ballacamaish...
Here is the link for more about that.
Here is a fascinating story. A fellow who likes to collect inscribed currency with historical references. He found this one while perusing eBay.
Viking Hoards Abound on the Isle of Man - Numismatic News
It took three months for detectorists to unearth a hoard. Go back, go back and go back.
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As he describes...
The red pen inscription reads as follows:
"Rec’d from Mrs. Geo. M. Studebaker May 15-1898 and followed the route of the 157th Ind. U.S.V. and returned to its former owner on Feb. 22, 1899."...
The note was housed in a PMG Very Fine 25 holder with a notation of “contemporary inscription.” The seller did not attempt to decipher the inscription and did not even mention it in his item description. Nonetheless, he had priced the note as if there was no writing on it. After all these years, I have gotten pretty good at reading all kinds of early cursive/script writing, and this was no exception. What I read was interesting, so I contacted the seller, got a better price, and bought the note...
"Rec’d from Mrs. Geo. M. Studebaker May 15-1898 and followed the route of the 157th Ind. U.S.V. and returned to its former owner on Feb. 22, 1899."...
The author conducted additional research that led to an amazing personal story.
You might want to read the article.
Here is the entire link.
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It is really nice when you make a find and through research discover a very detailed story like the one above. If you've found and researched coats of arms or other personal identifying marks on artifacts, you get a similar feel.
As I've mentioned before, some schools were no longer teaching cursive and young people were unable to read it. I personally met a young man that told me he couldn't read cursive. I've heard, though, that some of those schools are starting to teach it again.
There are several benefits to teaching cursive. For one thing, as pointed out by this article, it is helpful for conducting historical research. It also develops fine motor skills, eye hand coordination, and then there is the aesthetics of cursive and the matter of personal expression and style such as with calligraphy and signatures.
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