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A SILVER bell from the post-Medieval period has been declared as treasure by a coroner.

A post-Medieval coin hoard discovered in a west Cumbrian village has been declared as treasure by a coroner.

SIR – Valerie Harbidge (Letters, February 20) is sceptical about the quality of end-of-life care available in Britain, and suggests that assisted dying should be an option.

As things stand, an artefact is classed as treasure if it's more than 300 years old and made in part from a precious metal, such as gold or silver, or if it's more than 300 years old and one of a number of items found together, or a hoard as it's known. treasure is offered to museums first, to see if they want to buy it. it's a way of keeping nationally important items on public display. the treasure act protects our heritage, enables finds that we make in fields like this to go into national museums, so everybody can share them. if it's not treasure, it can be sold straight to a private colle...

Going to come across. these machines are like having access to a time machine. what is it you've found here? tarpaulin ring from a wartime tent. just don't know what's coming up, and that's the wonder of the hobby. but if you do find something significant, what happens next in england, wales and northern ireland depends on whether it's defined as treasure. as things stand, an artefact is classed as treasure if it's more than 300 years old and made in part from a precious metal, such as gold or silver, or if it's more than 300 years old and one of a number of items found together — or a hoard...