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Detectorists Welsh finds declared treasure
Nine detecting finds in Wales are declared treasure

Pair in court for failing to declare treasure
Two men are due in court for failing to declare the discovery of 900 gold staters in September 2020.

Yorkshire wit?
The British Museum reveals its unusual finds, including a mount depicting a knight emerging from a snail riding on a goat
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Friday Update: 17 November 2023
“Must see” gold torc on display. Finds do well at auction. Roman asparagus knife handle. Reader’s “very rare” Henry I penny

Friday Update: 10 November 2023
Gold, Gold, Gold – Queen Edith’s ring to be sold, Reader’s Angel of Henry VII and a half Angel of Henry VIII. Except the last one’s a fake. PAS: Phoenix Pure.

Friday Update: 3 November 2023
Silver beats gold in readers finds. Treasure finds set new record in 2022. Does gold ring belong to a plague survivor?

Friday Update: 27 October 2023
Readers Danelaw imitation is an “important find”. Noonans sell rare recent finds. “Flabbergasted” detectorist sells his gold. PAS: a naughty boy and a tortoise

Friday Update: 20 October 2023
“Outstanding” quarter stater find that rewrites history. We also have a gold stater in readers finds. PAS Finds: Love and Loyalty seal matrix – what was it for?

Friday Update: 6 October 2023
Nine readers finds include an Edward the Confessor penny. Two bargain coins unearthed in a junk shop. PAS: Deciphering a Russian flax seal and “Is this Treasure?”

Friday Update: 29 September 2023
9 Readers finds include early milled and Irish penny of Richard III. Roman cavalry swords are a “remarkable find”. And, the head of Mithras.

Friday Update: 22 September 2023
17 readers finds including 2 gold coins. Remarkable coin cleaning. Rydale bowl sells for £28,000. Noonans sell gold ring found in 2022

Friday Update: 25 August 2023
8 readers finds include a rare penny of Stephen. 6 gold rings in Noonans auction are recent finds. PAS has sterling of Enguerrand of Créqui

Friday Update: 11 August 2023
Five readers finds include a Berwick penny of Edward III. PAS Finds have a Roman “festival of Isis” token and a Nationally Important ring