Part of a silver cufflink dating back to the 17th century has been unearthed by a metal detector enthusiast on farmland in Messingham. North Lincolnshire coroner Paul Kelly – at a treasure trove hearing in Scunthorpe – declared the rare find was treasure. The silver disc decorated with a pair of hearts beneath a crown…
Historical jewellery which has lain undetected for centuries has been unearthed across the county. A Bronze Age hoard of gold bracelets from the Forest of Dean, an early medieval gold finger ring dug up in a village south of Gloucestershire, a 350-year-old silver thimble found in the Stroud district, and a post-Medieval silver-gilt spoon will…
ALMOST six month’s pay earned by a soldier fighting in the English Civil War will provide a windfall its finder. The 18 silver and gold coins uncovered in a garden in Nerrols Farm, Taunton, totalled £5 5s 3¾d – 5½ months’ wages for a common soldier in the 17th Century and £450 in today’s value.…
An amateur treasure-hunter John Stoner dug up silver a 350 year old threepenny coin up in a farmer’s field. The extremely rare New England coin, bearing the date 1652, is expected to sell for up to £1million when it is auctioned. It has been hailed as one of the finest examples of a currency produced…
A metal detecting enthusiast has dug up a bag of silverware which could have been buried for more than 30 years. Candles, candelabras and a silver teapot, milk jug and sugar bowl made up the haul, which was discovered in a field in Summerhouse. The items were found taped up in a black bag, which…
An Anglo-Saxon strap end, Bronze Age axe fragments and coins dating to the English Civil War are among several items declared as treasure by a coroner. An inquest in Wrexham yesterday also heard other finds dug up in North-East Wales included a 16th or 17th century silver hawking ring, a 17th century thimble and a…
Published by East Coast Target, Monday 19th March, 2012 “A LOCAL metal detecting enthusiast has got a real buzz out of his hobby after making an unusual find. Devin Warmsley, a member of Spilsby Search Society, was taking part in a group event in December 2011 when he came across a silver gilt seal-matrix dating…
Published by this is surrey today.co.uk, Wednesday, 28th September 2011. “The latest exhibit to be added is a Roman silver coin struck during the reign of the emperor Philippus – known as Philip the Arab – which was found between Westcott and Dorking last week by a member of a metal detecting club.” – Taken…
Published by BBC News Cornwall, Thursday 8th September 2011 “The Latin-inscribed seal – once used to make a mark in hot wax – was discovered by metal detector enthusiast John Fereday in a field near Newquay.” – Taken from article Click the image below to be taken to the full article …
We received an email this morning from the finder of the South Warwickshire Hoard… “Many Thanks to all at Regton. As the finder of the South Warwickshire Hoard, which, after 3 long years within the Treasure Act process, is now proudly displayed in Warwick Museum. I wanted to inform you that this fantastic Hoard (1,146 Denarii 190 B.C. to 64…