[MR] History Blog: Rare Gold Coin Found in Old Desk

[M. Minx]

Oooh ... thank you, what an awesome story - and such a beautiful coin!

Lady Mym the Minx

On Wed, Mar 20, 2019 at 8:27 AM Garth Groff and Sally Sanford via Atlantia <
atlantia at seahorse.atlantia.sca.org> wrote:

> Noble Friends,
>
> Here's a story that should make you smile. A woman in England inherited an
> old, but not that old, desk of modest value. She put it up for sale at an
> auction house. One of the auctioneer's staff thought to check the desk for
> secret compartments, and to his surprise found such a hidey-hole,
> containing an extremely rare 14th century gold coin. The coin itself is
> expected to sell for up to £3,000 for the benefit of the desk's owner.
>
> Enjoy the story and a brief video showing the desk and its secrets at
> http://www.thehistoryblog.com/archives/54622 .
>
> Kudos to the finder, who could have just quietly pocketed the coin.
>
> Yours Aye,
>
> Mungo Napier, Laird of Mallard Lodge  🦆
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