Friday Update – 12 February 2021
Editorial
Amongst the coins sent out this week are some from detecting finds from the last couple of weeks. It’s good to see that some people have been able to take advantage of the revised government guidance, allowing detecting during lockdown. If you are thinking of going out detecting, there are a number of rules and conditions and so it is well worth checking out the government guidance in Detecting now allowed in lockdown.
Articles
A story of one of my finds
The story of how I found this scabbard mount in 2020. It has now been declared treasure
Valuations and Identifications
In this week’s edition there are 11 new valuations including my Find of the Week and Runner Up.
Find of the Week
Henry V Quarter Noble
Extremely rare class of quarter noble
Runner Up
Gold Stater
First gold stater find for detectorist after 40 years detecting
Other identification
Roman Fourrees
Plated coins, some from official dies, some forgeries
Auction Results
DNW – 9 Feb, Coins and Historical Medals
Rare penny issued by Archbishop Murdac, found by a detectorist in Yorkshire in 2019, exceeds estimate.
Quick Quiz
Each week I will be publishing a Quick Quiz of typically 6 or 8 questions on a particular theme. You will receive an immediate score and explanation of the answers and so hopefully, these will be both fun and informative.
Quick Quiz #4: Charles I Mints
Can you identify from which mints these Charles I coins were issued?
Previous Website Updates
You can find previous website updates in News
Next week
Henry VI – Part Two
The second part of the story of Henry VI – the loss of France and the lead up to the War of the Roses
Help with the next edition
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.