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Here is my Valuation of Andrew Thompson’s Ancient British Silver Unit I’ve heard it said on many occasions that coins

The number of gold coins unearthed by detectorists over the last 50 years must run into many thousands, perhaps even

The day after Robert Hawker sent in a penny of Ecgberht (see here), Colin Pearson rang me to say he

Colin Pearson is the finder of this hammered silver coin, which is a penny of William the Lion of Scotland.

Ancient British gold stater valued for 50/50 agreement with landowner

I’ve known Roger Paul for roughly 20 years and here is one of his recent finds. Roger is lucky enough

The website has been up for not much longer that two months but I’ve already featured several Ancient British gold

Pennies of Edward I are amongst the hammered silver coins most frequently found by detectorists. Many types, varieties and mints

The shilling of Elisabeth I shown here is another find sent in by Paul Altabas. The mint mark of both

One of the most off-putting defects a coin can have is a piercing. Holes have been punched or drilled into