“Whilst on a motorbike ride into the Dales I came across a curiosity/antique shop. My dad has developed a fascination with old coins & pennies in particular. I called in & asked the lady if she had any, she disappeared into the rear of the shop & came back with a plastic can full to the top.
She said she wasn’t bothered about them, we agreed a reasonable price & they were mine. It was really quite heavy due to the number of coins in it, about the size of a paint can.
Buying two short ropes from a local DIY shop I fastened the bucket securely to my luggage rack & set off. When I got to Hawes another biker pulled along side & told me I was dropping old coins, he showed me a couple he had picked up. The weight of the coins had cracked the bottom of the bucket & the coins were slipping through!
I repositioned the bucket behind me on the passenger seat to give the base more support & set off again. I had just turned onto the main road through Sedburgh when I saw the bucket tip off the seat & crash to the road.
The road, pavement & a nearby bus stop were just covered with hundreds & hundreds of these old coins.
A young couple stopped to enquire what had happened, then a couple of ladies & an older gentleman asked what had happened. With their kind help I was able to retrieve as many coins as we could find.
With a couple of strong bags they were good enough to bring for me & the remains of the original bucket I was able to finally get my dads present home.
Somewhere between Leyburn & Sedbergh I think of all those people who are finding the bizarre old coins which slipped through the crack at the bottom of the bucket!
Huge thanks to the kind people of Sedburgh who were good enough to spend 30 minutes & help me pick up all the coins for my dad.”
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