Mourning ring found by Detectorist sold at auction

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Mourning ring found by Detectorist sold at auction

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A CHARD man has hit the jackpot after a valuable 300-year-old ring he found was sold at auction for more than £3,000.

Colin Spiller found the ring in Burstock, West Dorset, when he was taking part in a metal detecting day with his stepson Ashley Miner.
The ring, which was made around 300 years ago, commemorates the death of someone with the initials ‘LW’.

The ring for £3,360 at an auction in London after taking it to Dix Noonan Webb, an international coins, medals and jewellery specialist.

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Re: Mourning ring found by Detectorist sold at auction

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And missed being Treasure by 2 months....... https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts ... /id/833569

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