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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. | 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 farm 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. | 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. |
| This gold strip with a Biblical inscription is one of 1,500 items in the hoard. | |
| The hoard was discovered by 55-year-old metal detecting enthusiast Terry Herbert, of Burntwood, in Staffordshire, in July. | |
| He found it on land owned by farmer Fred Johnson, who bought the land in 1983. | |
| Mr Johnson said: "I haven't made a decision how to spend the money yet, I'm not coming to any quick decisions. | |
| "It's been in the ground for thousands of years, it (the decision making) can wait a bit longer." | |
| He said he had not been told when he will be paid the money. |