Tudor treasure silver dress hook unearthed by Porthleven metal detectorist

[garryson]

[FONT=open_sans]A CHANCE discovery by an amateur metal detectorist has unearthed a beautiful, tiny treasure.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sans]When Rosemary Rundle first scooped up a ball of earth from a farmer's field near Helston, she immediately picked out highlights of silver.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sans]Her remarkable find turned out to be a 500-year-old Tudor clothes hook, only 18mm by 15mm. It was officially declared to be classed as treasure at an inquest in Truro.[/FONT]
[FONT=open_sans]Ms Rundle, 50, a health worker from Porthleven, had only taken up metal detecting as a hobby five months before her discovery.[/FONT]
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[vpnavy]

WOW!

 

[eyemustdigtreasure]

"Beginner's Luck", huh?
But, isn't that always the case? New-comers to the hobby seem to get all the goodies!
One of the ways to keep them interested in the hobby - just those that are PERSISTENT
during the hunt, and they will do just fine...., and keep us proud!
Treasure ho!

 

[snakeyes]

"Beginner's Luck", huh?
But, isn't that always the case? New-comers to the hobby seem to get all the goodies!
One of the ways to keep them interested in the hobby - just those that are PERSISTENT
during the hunt, and they will do just fine...., and keep us proud!
Treasure ho!

Those that have been detecting for awhile know enough to keep their mouth shut,