Friday Update: 12 May 2023

May 12, 2023 Paul

Editorial

A common thread this week is the Tealby hoard; some 6,000 pennies of Henry II found during the reign of George III:

In a review of Noonans’ June auction, one of the star lots is a detecting find from this January. It’s a “unique” penny produced during the reign of Stephen but it’s something of a mystery who by.

In PAS finds we have a particularly bad example of a Tealby penny. We look at how this issue was the result of the Anarchy of Stephen’s reign where every Tom, Dick and Harry produced their own coins. We also tell the story of the curious personalities behind the disposal of the Tealby hoard.

And our Find of the Week is a Guinea of George III, minted a few years before the hoard was found.

Auctions News

Unique find in Noonans auction

Noonans have an auction on 7 June 2023 which includes some thirty detecting finds. The most curious one is this penny which was found in January 2023. It was minted during the reign of Stephen but by who?

Identification and Valuations

4 more readers finds this week. Thanks to all those who have sent them in

Find of the Week

Guinea of George III

This coin was unearthed last weekend by a detecting colleague of Stephen Palmer

Runner Up

PAS Finds (w/e 05/04/23) – Tealby coinage

A look at the historical background to the Tealby coinage and the curious personalities behind the disposal of the hoard that gives the issue its name

Previous Website Updates

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