Shropshire metal detectorist uncovers rare 500-year-old coin in village field

[garryson]

It dates back more than 500 years and was in circulation during the reign of Richard III. And this coin was found by a keen metal detectorist near a footpath near Ludlow.





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[Bumpstick]

This same detectorist Howard Murphy; found what is called the Bitterly Hoard.

http://www.dayofarchaeology.com/the-bitterley-hoard-part-one-discovery-and-excavation/

Interesting recovery method.