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  • Amateur treasure hunter finds $2.5M gold headpiece from Henry VIII’s lost crown

    02/03/2021 8:59:56 AM PST · by Diana in Wisconsin · 41 replies
    New York Post ^ | January 30, 2021 | Paula Froelich
    An amateur treasure hunter struck gold — literally. Kevin Duckett was hunting for treasure with his metal detector in a field near Market Harborough, Northamptonshire, England, when he unearthed a solid gold figurine that experts believe is part of a long-lost part of the crown of Henry VIII. “At first I wondered if it was a crumpled foil dish from a 1970s Mr. Kipling product, or even a gold milk bottle top,” Duckett told the Sun. “I got a very loud positive signal from my detector and started to dig down before spotting something … It was lodged in the...