'Priceless' medieval brooch found on farmland is snapped up by V&A

[garryson]

[FONT=&quot]A rare, medieval diamond and gold brooch thought to be 600 years old has been snapped up by the Victoria & Albert Museum.[/FONT]
[FONT=&quot]A hobby metal detectorist discovered the flower-shaped brooch, one of only seven known in the world, at a former royal and aristocratic hunting ground.



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[ArfieBoy]

Wow! That is very nice!

 

[ToddsPoint]

If it's "priceless" I wonder how much they gave the finder? Why is that info secret? It should be public info. Gary

 

[DeepseekerADS]

If it's "priceless" I wonder how much they gave the finder? Why is that info secret? It should be public info. Gary

I would rather think they paid him well for his historical find, versus stealing it from him....

 

[BillA]

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[djackson7348]

That would probably be my last find. Would have a heart attack when it popped out of the dirt.

 

[nagant]

that is a heart stopper! And BILLA thanks to that history blog link my eyes feel like i just crossed the desert on a motorcycle with no glasses on a dirt road