Metal detectorist finds £2million centrepiece jewel of Henry VIII's lost crown

[OtakuDude]

Metal detectorist finds £2million centrepiece jewel of Henry VIII's lost crown buried under a tree after it had been missing for 400 years

• Kevin Duckett, 49, made the discovery in a field near Market Harborough
• Two-and-a-half inch jewel is now being verified at the British Museum
• Mr Duckett said he first thought the jewel was some crumpled tin foil
  

A metal detectorist has found the centrepiece jewel of Henry VIII's lost crown buried under a tree 400 years after it went missing.

Kevin Duckett, 49, made the startling discovery while walking through a field near Market Harborough in Northamptonshire.

The two-and-a-half inch jewel, which could be worth up to £2million, is now at the British Museum.

More at the link: https://www.thesun.co.uk/news/13892...e-henry-viii-lost-crown-found-tree-400-years/

Another article here: https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-9203729/Metal-detectorist-finds-2million-centrepiece-jewel-Henry-VIIIs-lost-crown-buried-tree.html

 

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[BillA]

quite impressive
and how on earth did it get there?

 

[BillA]

suspect that it is a copy of the replica