Treasure hunters boost gold finds
An increase in the the popularity of metal detectors helped boost the number of treasure finds last year.
A total of 749 objects were reported found in 2007, according to the Treasure Annual Report.
The report also includes all finds which have passed through the Treasure Process in 2005 and 2006.
They include a gold Iron Age choker, valued at £360,000, which was found by a man searching for remains of crashed WWII aircraft in Nottinghamshire.
The choker - the so-called Newark Torc - is the most expensive single piece of treasure found by a member of the public in over a decade.
Roman hoard
Made of a combination of gold and silver, it was was found by Maurice Richardson, a tree surgeon and metal detecting enthusiast, in 2005.
Although torcs have been found in the UK, most particularly in Norfolk, it is the first one to be discovered in the Nottinghamshire area.
Other valuable objects unearthed by the public include a Roman hoard of more than 3,500 coins . . .
Full story at: Link
A total of 749 objects were reported found in 2007, according to the Treasure Annual Report.
The report also includes all finds which have passed through the Treasure Process in 2005 and 2006.
They include a gold Iron Age choker, valued at £360,000, which was found by a man searching for remains of crashed WWII aircraft in Nottinghamshire.
The choker - the so-called Newark Torc - is the most expensive single piece of treasure found by a member of the public in over a decade.
Roman hoard
Made of a combination of gold and silver, it was was found by Maurice Richardson, a tree surgeon and metal detecting enthusiast, in 2005.
Although torcs have been found in the UK, most particularly in Norfolk, it is the first one to be discovered in the Nottinghamshire area.
Other valuable objects unearthed by the public include a Roman hoard of more than 3,500 coins . . .
Full story at: Link
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