Friday Update – 4 December
Each Friday afternoon, I will update the website with all my latest coin news and valuations, articles and news. I will continue to publish any breaking news, such as auction results, as they happen.
Hot Topics
These articles will cover issues which affect the metal detecting community. They are intended to provoke debate and I encourage you to express your opinions in the comments section of these articles.
Institute of Detectorists – is it a cause for concern?
There are fears that the Institute of Metal Detecting is intent on restricting the hobby of metal detecting.
Or is it simply trying to educate metal detectorists to enable them to unearth and report finds with a greater understanding of the archaeological impact.
Articles
Reader’s coin cleaned
Coin Cleaning Success
Scott Abel from Gladius Coins explains how he cleaned one of the coins sent into me for valuation and offers advice on coin cleaning.
Updated Valuation Report
My updated valuation report on the now cleaned coin.
Valuations and Identifications
In this week’s edition there are 8 new valuations including my Find of the Week and Runner Up.
Find of the Week
Runner Up
Other Valuations
Highlights of my other valuations, with a particular story to tell
Alexander III Penny
and the story of the Brussels Hoard
Victoria Gold Sovereign
with advice on selling these coins
Auction News
Previews of upcoming auctions and auction results
DNW Auction Results
News
In this section, I share news from detectorists and detecting clubs.
Quoit-headed pin
Story of how this became Find of the Year at a detecting club
Next week
Please help me with next week’s edition. If you would like a coin identified or valued then please see my free online coin valuation service.
Or if you have any detecting news then please Contact Me.