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One of England's 'first ever gold coins' is dug up in Devon field: Rare 1257 token bearing portrait of King Henry III is

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"One of England's 'first ever gold coins' is dug up in Devon field: Rare 1257 token bearing portrait of King Henry III is one of only EIGHT in existence and could earn its finder £400,000"

A read from Devon... :g50:

https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/articl ... y-III.html
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Another fantastic find that furthers our knowledge of the past.
All power to the finder.
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We have permissions in that village too :g40:

This is a link to the 'live' Spink auction for the coin... https://live.spink.com/auctions/4-4KJC8 ... -henry-iii
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Re: One of England's 'first ever gold coins' is dug up in Devon field: Rare 1257 token bearing portrait of King Henry II

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dig-it-pete wrote: Mon Jan 17, 2022 10:54 am We have permissions in that village too :g40:

This is a link to the 'live' Spink auction for the coin... https://live.spink.com/auctions/4-4KJC8 ... -henry-iii
Unlucky Pete, to be honest you did pop into my mind when I posted this article as it's in your part of the country, but it turns out that's its alittle more closer!
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