Friday Update – 5 February 2021
Editorial
Probably the biggest news of the week is that detecting is now allowed again in England. 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, before you venture out. If you do manage to get out, it would be great to have some of your photos of your finds or just you being out being out, able to enjoy detecting again.
A couple of stories in Detecting in the News this week, once again highlight how vital the work of detectorists is, in helping to rescue lost historical treasures.
Articles
I have received a number of kind comments on two recent articles: Largest hoard of hammered gold coins ever found and Merovingian Tremissis. Both well worth reading, if you have not done so already.
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
Henry I Penny
A great photograph shows off the crisp condition of this coin
Runner Up
George I Guinea
Issued by a king of England who couldn’t speak English
Auction News
Auction Preview
DNW – 9 Feb, Coins and Historical Medals
Includes the story of Archbishop Murdac, the issuer of this penny, found in Yorkshire in 2019.
Plus a penny of Prince Henry
Auction Results
DNW – 2 Feb, Coins and Historical Medals
Some strong results including this possibly unique Beornwulf Penny that fetched over twice its estimate
Detecting in the News
A couple of significant stories in Detecting in the News this week
Record number of treasure finds
2019 saw a record number of reported treasure finds. 96% of treasure finds are made by detectorists
Centrepiece of Henry VIII crown
Detectorist finds a centrepiece from Henry VIII crown.
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 #3: In this year
Can you identify the significant event in British history that occurred in the year these coins were minted?
Previous Website Updates
You can find previous website updates in News
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