'I Did a Bit of a Dance': Detectorist Finds Gold 'Mourning Ring' Engraved with Skull and Date in UK Field

18th Century Gold Mourning Ring Discovered by Metal Detectorist is ‘One of a Kind’ British Treasure

A metal detectorist who discovered a gold mourning ring dating from the 18th century is overjoyed after it was declared a British treasure.

'I did a bit of a dance': Detectorist finds gold 'mourning ring' engraved with skull and date in UK field

A British metal detectorist discovered a gold band with an engraved date-of-death in Norfolk.

Detectorist discovers lost 18th-century ring ‘gleaming in sunshine’ on Norfolk walk

Malcolm Weale, 53, says he knew the ring was ‘very special’ and ‘did a bit of a dance’ when he discovered it

18th-century gold mourning ring unearthed in Norfolk field by detectorist

A gleam of gold in the earth led to a dramatic historical discovery in Norfolk, England, when seasoned metal detector Malcolm Weale found an 18th-century mourning ring purported to commemorate a deceased British nobleman. The ornate gold and enamel band was unearthed in August in a field near Thetford after 18 months of searching by Weale. Post-medieval mourning ring. Credit: Norfolk County Council/CC-BY SA The ring bears the Latin inscription w…