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In case you guys didn't see it on that *other* forum...

WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
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A black diamond and gold ring, likely given by Edward III to one of his loyal supporters in the 14th century and found a couple years back by a detectorist in Cheshire, England, sold at auction Thursday for $150,000.

I had a heck of a time searching for images of the ring after I read the story. None of the articles I found had anything but blurry or distant shots. But man, when you finally see it, you KNOW instantly it's something special:

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Details of ring and sale from the Telegraph

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Detectorist's home page
We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
--Severian the Lame

Comments

  • phutphut Posts: 1,087 ✭
    Where's that drool icon.
    Thanks for posting this Weiss.
  • RiccarRiccar Posts: 789
    wow, very cool.
    Thanks for posting the pic... I had read the article and was thinking it'd be nice to see a close-up!
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  • goldrush00013goldrush00013 Posts: 2,478 ✭
    I recall reading about it when it was found.

    Thanks for the follow-up!
    Analog Rules! Knobs and Switches are cool!
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  • mcheathmcheath Posts: 2,437 ✭✭✭
    that is sweeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeet, all i find is pop tops
  • WeissWeiss Posts: 9,941 ✭✭✭✭✭
    Glad some others found it interesting. Find of a lifetime for me would be a nice MA oak or pine tree shilling. But man, this has made me question that dream find. So much history, so much craftsmanship, so much effort and a needle-in-a-haystack chance of finding it. Add in the intrigue and mystery, to say nothing of the immense monetary value.
    We are like children who look at print and see a serpent in the last letter but one, and a sword in the last.
    --Severian the Lame
  • silversantasilversanta Posts: 51
    What an incredible find and background reading. How in the heck does this ring get lost? That's the story I want to hear. Thanks for posting this; I hadn't heard of it before.
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