3/19/22 Report - Detectorist Takes Family Detecting and Finds Very Valuable Coin. Treasure Trails of the West. Full Moon.

 

Written by the TreasureGuide for the exclusive use of the Treasure Beaches Report.

Source: See TheGuardian link below

A metal detectorist who gave up his hobby when he started a family, only to return to it when his children were old enough to nag him into taking them out detecting with him, has been rewarded with one of the most extraordinary finds – a fine example of England’s oldest gold coin, which has sold for a record-breaking £648,000 at auction.

Michael Leigh-Mallory, 52, found the Henry III gold penny buried 10cm deep on farmland in the Devon village of Hemyock shortly after taking up his old hobby again. Not realising what it was, he posted a picture of the coin on social media, where it was spotted by the auctioneers link in London.

He will split the proceeds of the find with the landowner and plans to use his windfall to help fund the future education of his children, history-loving 13-year-old Emily, who has ambitions of studying archaeology at university, and Harry, 10.

Here is the link for more about that.

‘I owe it to the kids’: coin found by detectorist dad sold for £648,000 | Devon | The Guardian

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You might enjoy browsing the February 2022 Holabird Auctions Western Trails and Treasures catalog. 

For some of the highlights, visit Silver Ingots Pique Bidder Interest at Holabird’s February Reno Auction | CoinNews.

It isn't the Spanish stuff that is sought so much on the Treasure Coast, but some really cool treasures, including silver ingots, mining tokens, and even a cool mining car.  Below are just two of the many examples.

Here is the link to the entire auction catalog.

February 2022 Auction Catalog (pubhtml5.com)

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He answered them, “When it is evening, you say, ‘It will be fair weather, for the sky is red.’ And in the morning, ‘It will be stormy today, for the sky is red and threatening.’ You know how to interpret the appearance of the sky, but you cannot interpret the signs of the times. Matthew 16:3 

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We had a beautiful full moon last night.  On rising it was yellow where I was.  You could see the shadows almost all night long.  We are getting close to the spring equinox, so the tides are showing it.

Unfortunately the surf is stuck on two or three feet for the next few days.

Easter is late this year because it occurs on the first Sunday after the first full moon after the spring equinox, and this full moon occurs shortly before the spring equinox.

Good hunting,
TreasureGuide@comcas.net