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Written by: Rod Boyle

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Published: 22 April 2017

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A second parchment copy of the Declaration of Independence is found in England: http://www.bostonglobe.com/metro/2017/04/21/harvard-researchers-uncover-second-parchment-copy-declaration-independence-england/ByjMR9FS1HrsR8LKx2VOzK/story.html?s_campaign=bostonglobe%3Asocialflow%3Atwitter

On that note, tomorrow is Trash to Treasure day in Nelson, whereby everybody leaves their trash on the curb and people walk around and take what they need or want. I'll update you as to my finds...

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Written by: Rod Boyle

Category: Found

Published: 12 April 2017

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• Gold,
• Iraq,

In the UK some Tank restorers find an unexpected bonus while restoring an Iraqi Tank.

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They of course do the right thing and report it to the Police, but not before weighing it and getting an accurate receipt. Quite possibly the happiest thing I've seen all week.

Note, though, how at 4:09 - while there's more to be found ("I don't care what anybody says we only found 5...") they only weigh up the 5 to turn over to the Police.

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Hopefully they get to keep the proceeds - (debatable) - but if there are any more it's good insurance against criminal bureaucracy. Now - imagine - how much is found and not recorded or reported, merely melted down and sold a little bit at a time and added to the pocket...

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Written by: Rod Boyle

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Published: 08 April 2017

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• Prospecting,

Link: https://www.bloomberg.com/news/articles/2017-04-07/diamond-miner-ends-large-gem-drought-with-114-carat-find

Note the price per Carat for the Rough diamonds - bit of a mark-up for something that's usually finished and cut in India.

And a fancy 59.6 Carat pink diamond ring sells for $71 Million at Auction - http://www.livescience.com/58578-pink-star-most-valuable-diamond-sold.html. Now imagine you're proposing and she says "No"...

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Written by: Rod Boyle

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Published: 19 March 2017

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• Prospecting,

With Spring seemingly hidden behind an impenetrable wall of rain, here's a couple of stories that'll keep me going...

#1) Sierra Leone pastor discovers 706-carat diamond in village

The punch line is when the Pastor gives it to the President. Uh-huh. I somehow just can't imagine it's going to do any good, but that's just my opinion...

An image of the diamond is below:

and the second story, a 14 year old kid finds a 7.6 Carat diamond at "Crater of Diamonds" State park in Arkensas, the seventh largest diamond found there since 1972.

Presumably he couldn't find any high-ranking government officials to give it to because he decided to keep it.