25th September 2009, 02:40 PM
Ooohhhh! Seriously, I think all those involved are to be commended for the swiftness with which the images, provisional catalogue, videos and all the other information has come out, enabling everyone to start forming their own opinions. This is undoubtedly one of the finds of the past century and the detectorist deserves praise for his actions too. I wonder, is this going to fall under the heading of "national importance" and so be destined for the British Museum, or is it going to stay local? An absolute nightmare to value I expect.