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| Anglo-Saxon gold is worth £3.285m | Anglo-Saxon gold is worth £3.285m |
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| A haul of Anglo-Saxon treasure recently unearthed in Staffordshire has been valued at £3.285m. | |
| The money will be split between metal detector enthusiast Terry Herbert, who found the hoard, and Fred Johnson, who owns the land where it was discovered. | The money will be split between metal detector enthusiast Terry Herbert, who found the hoard, and Fred Johnson, who owns the land where it was discovered. |
| The hoard, which is thought to date back to the 7th Century, comprises 1,600 items including sword pommels, helmet parts and processional crosses. | The hoard, which is thought to date back to the 7th Century, comprises 1,600 items including sword pommels, helmet parts and processional crosses. |
| The value was set by a committee which met on Wednesday. | The value was set by a committee which met on Wednesday. |
| Part of the hoard is currently on display at the British Museum in London. | |
| It is due to move to the Potteries Museum in Stoke-on-Trent in the New Year. | |
| A campaign to see the hoard return to the Midlands has been set up with Birmingham Museum and Art Gallery and the Potteries Museum and Art Gallery in Stoke-on-Trent hoping to buy the treasure from the Crown. |