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News and Views This month’s news and stories from the world of metal detecting include some particularly wonderful finds from Shropshire and fascinating tales of research.
Reader Finds A showcase of some of our readers’ recent finds.
XP ORX Secrets Revealed Gary Blackwell gives some hints and tips on to get the most out of the XP ORX.
Coinage in Anglo-Saxon England: Offa and the Rise of Mercia – Part 1 Richard Kelleher looks at the importance and variety of the coinage of King Offa in the 8th century.
Detecting on the Glorious Isle Julian Whittaker shares some of the numerous finds made over recent years on the Isle of Wight.
The Tale of Three Meadows David Stuckey presents some of the many coins found by his friend Terry in Hertfordshire.
Friends of Corfe Rally 2019 Malcolm Potter reviews this great charity event and presents some of the finds made.
My Final Favourite Finds In the final instalment of the series, Roman talks through his favourite and most interesting finds from Suffolk.
Hurricane Hits Essex Read Julian Evan-Hart’s account of unearthing the of a WWII aircraft from an Essex field.
Identifying and Dating Pottery – Part 2: The Prehistoric Period Richard Hemery’s series continues with a look at how to identify pottery dating back to 4000 BC.
Auction Round-Up A selection of some of the lots sold at TimeLine Auctions recent sale, including many detecting finds.
Club Round-Up Some of the best items on the finds tables around the country this month.

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The Staffordshire Hoard

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The Staffordshire Hoard: An Anglo-Saxon Treasure

The Staffordshire hoard was discovered by a metal detectorist in 2009 and consisted of over 3500 items, making it the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver treasure ever found.

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Coins of England and the United Kingdom remains the only reference work which features every major coin type from Celtic to decimaisation in 1971 with accurate market values for every coin type listed.

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