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by kev woodward
Mon Mar 18, 2024 4:58 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Tankard
Replies: 7
Views: 60

Re: Tankard

Here it is
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by kev woodward
Sat Mar 16, 2024 11:11 am
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Charles 1 silver ring
Replies: 6
Views: 100

Re: Charles 1 silver ring

Plenty of Royal parks around London used for their pleasure, maybe it wasn't a very obedient hawk and decided to have an away day or two.
by kev woodward
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:19 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Charles 1 silver ring
Replies: 6
Views: 100

Re: Charles 1 silver ring

It's not a ring, but a vervel, it is tied to the hawks leg to show who owns the bird.
by kev woodward
Thu Mar 14, 2024 9:11 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Thefts of stone and lead.
Replies: 1
Views: 42

Re: Thefts of stone and lead.

Good to see that nighthawking incidents have fallen by 9%, it's a start in the right direction at least.
by kev woodward
Tue Mar 12, 2024 3:38 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: In court for planting coins
Replies: 6
Views: 104

Re: In court for planting coins

What a total prat :g64: :g64: :g64:
by kev woodward
Mon Feb 12, 2024 8:57 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale
Replies: 9
Views: 137

Re: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale

The coins were around the late 600s to 750. Little evidence of settlement of that period exists there and with such a short dating period it seems that a market is the most probable theory.
by kev woodward
Sun Feb 11, 2024 9:55 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale
Replies: 9
Views: 137

Re: Battle of Hastings hoard goes to sale

Saxon markets were called a Wic, hence Hampton Wick, Hamwic (Southampton) and Garwic about 20 miles from me in Lincolnshire that is well known amongst detectorists here and now the beards as it has produced around 90 Saxon coins of the gold and silver varieties in one field, with a few strays in nei...
by kev woodward
Wed Jan 31, 2024 7:18 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Bronze Age gold find
Replies: 3
Views: 153

Re: Bronze Age gold find

Awesome find and in great condition :shock:

Not convinced that it was used as a clock fastener though :g45:
by kev woodward
Wed Jan 17, 2024 2:26 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Finders Keepers
Replies: 13
Views: 725

Re: Finders Keepers

Brianmo wrote: Wed Jan 17, 2024 12:40 pm Definitely worth a watch but hope it doesn't give the hobby a bad name :g43:
I fear it will :g64:
by kev woodward
Tue Jan 16, 2024 9:50 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Finds to be purchased
Replies: 4
Views: 601

Re: Finds to be purchased

They are not being purchased by taxpayers money but by grants and other fund raising streams as I see it from that article.

Hoards should always stay together in my opinion.
by kev woodward
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:52 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Council won’t pay for brooch
Replies: 13
Views: 7611

Re: Council won’t pay for brooch

The only exception would be if the farmer is a tenant of the Council and then it becomes complex. I don't agree. If the Council is the land owner then they already have joint ownership of the treasure item, the tenant farmer has no say in the matter. This situation would suit any Council in this po...
by kev woodward
Mon Jan 15, 2024 5:47 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Council won’t pay for brooch
Replies: 13
Views: 7611

Re: Council won’t pay for brooch

The Council are a third party with no ownership interest or part in the agreement between landowner and finder and therefore have no ability to appeal or reject the valuation. That's what this thread is all about, it seems that this particular Council is trying to dictate the value and ignoring, or...
by kev woodward
Sun Jan 14, 2024 7:30 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: Council won’t pay for brooch
Replies: 13
Views: 7611

Re: Council won’t pay for brooch

It is UKDN policy not to discuss prices/valuations, but in this case I feel that the real issue here is the principle, which Pete mentions, that authorities seem to be attempting to haggle a valuation down, not on in my opinion. The find should be returned to the landowner/finder and if they agree i...
by kev woodward
Wed Jan 10, 2024 5:30 pm
Forum: LATEST NEWS
Topic: update on the stolen viking hoard from leominster
Replies: 24
Views: 49212

Re: update on the stolen viking hoard from leominster

Not sure this program will shine a very good light on the hobby after I saw a trailer for it the other night. Especially when it has someone saying that it was a lie that we are only interested in the discovery of history and were really in it for what we can sell things for! :g44:

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