Friday Update: 7 October 2022

October 7, 2022 Paul

Editorial

Those of you who have read the last few Friday Updates will have noticed the number of good finds that Roger Paul has had recently. His luck continued this week with a quarter stater. He is now getting concerned as how he will feel when his run comes to an end. We’re on a mini run ourselves with a quarter noble of Edward III being the Find of the Week for the second week in a row.

This week we also have an article on how to store your coins with some anecdotes of how it can all go horribly wrong. In the news, an important gold bracteate is going on public display partly thanks to a local detecting club and a reliquary pendant is declared Treasure.

In PAS finds there’s an intricate gold handle for a pointer (aestel) with a connection to the Alfred Jewel.

How do you store your coins?

A look at the various ways of storing your finds, with some cautionary tales.

Valuations and Identifications

Eight more readers finds this week.

Find of the Week

Quarter noble of Edward III

Stephen Palmer is the finder of this week’s quarter noble of Edward III

Runner Up

News

Brooke Bracteate to go on display in Norwich

Some of the money for Norwich Museum to purchase the Brooke bracteate came from Salle Metal Detectorist Group

Silver-gilt pendant found in Stroud is declared Treasure

A silver gilt reliquary box pendant found by David Mallows is declared Treasure

PAS Finds

A handle for an aestel (a pointer to assist reading) is a Find of Note of Regional Importance. Plus and unusually shaped pilgrim’s ampulla, a rare half angel of Henry VII and a curious forgery of a Charles I shilling.

Previous Website Updates

You can find all previous website updates in News

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Help with the next edition

Please help me with next week’s edition. If you’ve been out detecting again or taking the time to go through your collection, please contact me with anything you find of interest or would like me to identify.