Eric Robinson, a farmer in Crosby Garrett, UK, earned approximately $3.7 million when a helmet that was found in his field was auctioned:
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The grandad, who works 70 hours a week on his farm at Crosby Garrett, Cumbria, said: "My legs went to jelly. When you've been farming for years and made no real money, it's a big amount.
"To think it has been in the ground all those years."
The sale was a disappointment to Cumbrian museum Tulie House, which hoped to land the helmet - described as "an extraordinary example of Roman metalwork at its zenith" - for £1million.
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Hey Neatonaughts, check his site. He finds good stuff every day.
http://www.christies.com/LotFinder/lot_details.aspx?from=salesummary&intObjectID=5358441&sid=be2671fa-085f-482e-9b9c-2baf52f1e0e0
It includes that "face" which is actually a face-mask. That's one of the things that makes it so special.
*removes sunglasses*
...got "ahead."
YEAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAHHH!!!!!!!!