Interesting Article On Recent Coin Hoard

[HistoricCoinage]

A hoard of medieval silver coins discovered in Scotland http://bbc.in/1bnCQae

[rpeddie]

completely forgot where i put those!

where do you find out more information about the coins contained in hoards and/or detecting finds(assuming they declare them and not straight to ebay)

a website/reference text available somewhere?

[davidrj]

Hopefully stuff ends up recorded with the Portable Antiquities Scheme

[HistoricCoinage]

where do you find out more information about the coins contained in hoards and/or detecting finds(assuming they declare them and not straight to ebay)

Depends which hoard. They've declared this one and so the Treasure Committee should produce and release a full report.

With regard to other hoards, many are included in books relating to the period (e.g. Mark Blackburn's Viking Coinage and Currency in the British Isles). Perhaps the Fitzwilliam's checklist might be of interest to you.

[HistoricCoinage]

where do you find out more information about the coins contained in hoards and/or detecting finds(assuming they declare them and not straight to ebay)

As for individual finds, the PAS and the UKDFD are good places to look for general finds. For specific time periods see the CCI or EMC, as just two examples.

[Colin G.]

where do you find out more information about the coins contained in hoards and/or detecting finds(assuming they declare them and not straight to ebay)

As for individual finds, the PAS and the UKDFD are good places to look for general finds. For specific time periods see the CCI or EMC, as just two examples.

I agree, however PAS can be a bit awkward to search, UKDFD is a great reference for artefacts and single coins.