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- Thu Dec 30, 2021 7:09 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Gold acorn-nibbling squirrel ring found near Ely declared treasure
- Replies: 1
- Views: 341
Re: Gold acorn-nibbling squirrel ring found near Ely declared treasure
Oh my that is amazing
- Wed Nov 17, 2021 7:06 am
- Forum: BEGINNERS' SECTION
- Topic: Did not expect to be dithering over a spade
- Replies: 10
- Views: 3569
Re: Did not expect to be dithering over a spade
I have a Black ADA that cost £50 and can recommend their durability, though mine is a long shaft type you would have see if they do them shorter.
https://www.blackada.com/
https://www.blackada.com/
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:47 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12985
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:19 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12985
Re: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
There are some significant differences between this coin and the Spink 1375 example. Is there a record to how many dies were manufactured for this coinage? I’m sure that info will be in The First Gold Coins of England (Numismatic Chronicle, 1900) by Sir John Evans but it’s not a free download unfor...
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 12:00 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12985
Re: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
There will more than likely be a paper on that coin somewhere in the volumes at the British numismatist society, leave it with me.
- Mon Sep 27, 2021 11:32 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
- Replies: 42
- Views: 12985
Re: Henry 3rd gold 20 pence
This coin appears to be from different dies as it reads LVN for London and not LVn as shown on previous examples. Perhaps an even rarer example? Most of the 80000 coins of this type that were minted were melted down soon after being issued because it was discovered that they contained more gold tha...
- Mon Feb 15, 2021 1:20 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: A New Henry III Long Cross Coin
- Replies: 0
- Views: 730
A New Henry III Long Cross Coin
A New Henry III Long Cross Coin of Robert from the London Mint A fifth specimen has turned up of the very rare class 5g of London by the moneyer Robert. It is documented and discussed in the attached article. https://britnumsoc.files.wordpress.com/2021/02/138-final-ms-a-new-specimen-of-5g-robert-lon...
- Sat Nov 21, 2020 4:13 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Shropshire field gives metal detectorist 'one-in-a-million' find
- Replies: 5
- Views: 2171
Re: Shropshire field gives metal detectorist 'one-in-a-million' find
404 error page not found when clicking on the link lee
- Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:27 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Hundreds of people are evacuated as Polis divers begin five-day operation to defuse 12,000lb RAF Tallboy 'earthquake'...
- Replies: 1
- Views: 978
Re: Hundreds of people are evacuated as Polis divers begin five-day operation to defuse 12,000lb RAF Tallboy 'earthquake
Didnt end well as it exploded during the detonator burn out phase, set off the main armament, thankfully nobody was killed or harmed.
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 9:31 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Long-lost Lewis Chessman found
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8660
Re: Long-lost Lewis Chessman found
Yeah, wouldn’t mind having one of them in a drawer
- Mon Jun 03, 2019 8:24 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Long-lost Lewis Chessman found
- Replies: 10
- Views: 8660
Long-lost Lewis Chessman found
BBC News - Long-lost Lewis Chessman found in Edinburgh family's drawer https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-scotland- ... -48494885
- Sun May 05, 2019 4:10 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Mr Tom Lucking everybody, another top quality find
- Replies: 8
- Views: 8572
- Sat Apr 21, 2018 11:50 am
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: coins find near oswestry
- Replies: 1
- Views: 4350
Re: coins find near oswestry
I do hope that if the "finder" was foreign that they apply for the appropriate export license to legally remove them from these shores....
Oh and does the honerable thing regarding 50/50 landowner split.
Oh and does the honerable thing regarding 50/50 landowner split.
- Thu Apr 19, 2018 4:47 pm
- Forum: LATEST NEWS
- Topic: Civil war hoard
- Replies: 4
- Views: 6527
Re: Civil war hoard
For the likes of me who don't do face book is there anymore details? Can you screen crab some pics please Pete?
- Wed Mar 07, 2018 6:22 am
- Forum: Book's & Publication's For Sale and Wanted
- Topic: Sylloge of Coins of the British Isles 56, J P Mass
- Replies: 5
- Views: 10995