Detecting Somerset Henry III Plaque Raffle In Aid Of Alzheimers
Morley Howard is raising money for Alzheimer's Society
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Detecting Somerset are pleased to announce a special draw now we've hit 3000 Subscribers!! Many of you will have heard about the discovery of the Henry 3rd Gold Penny found by Michael Leigh-Mallory in September 2021. This coin was auctioned by Spink in London on January 23rd 2022 and broke the British record for a single coin find.
Hammer price of £540,000 and with buyers premium a massive £638,000. Michael has always been humbled by the discovery and wanted to give something back to the detecting community.
The first part was the auction of the NFT which was organised by Spink in London and Michael. The proceeds of this auction was split 50/50 by a charity selected by Spink and the other by Michael.
The Rodney Cook Memorial Rally was selected by Mike and this will be presented to Gary Cook a bit later in the year. The second part was to create a unique souvenir of the discovery. The result a limited edition plaque celebrating the find.
Mike teamed up with James Winn at treasure it and commissioned x2 plaques, one of which will be raffled by Detecting Somerset to raise money for Alzheimer’s And Dementia research.
The plaque made in walnut celebrates the story of the discovery and there will only ever be x2 of them made! The plaque has the Royal Coat of arms of Henry 3rd with gold leafed lions and Red baize.
The plaque also contains x2 celebration coins, solid silver and gold plated.
The winner of the raffle will win the plaque and a copy of the Spink auction catalogue celebrating the discovery. Also Michael will write a personal handwritten dedication to the raffle winner!! Details of the raffle will be announced and launched shortly.
Michael said I was lucky and honoured to find such an amazing coin, and I wanted to give something back in the form of fundraising for charity.
I hope people will support the raffle and share it among the facebook and youtube metal detecting community, to raise as much money as possible.
***Price Per Ticket £10 Per number***
***UK Entrants ONLY SORRY***
Very IMPORTANT — You can remain anon, but, please make sure to enter your NAME and EMAIL when asked. We need this information to enter you into the random generator! Also make sure to tick the 'I'm happy to share my contact details with DETECTING SOMERSET RAFFLE for the purpose of thanking me' box.
This is so we can contact you if you win!
The draw will take place LIVE on our youtube channel and will use https://www.random.org/ to pick the winner***
Detecting Somerset Youtube link below.
https://www.youtube.com/c/DetectingSomerset
Ticket sales close Midnight 31st August
Date of Draw 1st Sept 2022 6pm
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