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Coroner to decide Bronze Age gold bracelet treasure status

8/14/2026

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Metal detectorists Alan Daniels and Andy Crammond uncovered three Bronze Age gold bracelets near Carlisle in May.
The bracelets date to around 1100 B.C., weigh 18.27 ounces and are valued at about $400,000.
A coroner will decide if the torcs qualify as treasure, which could let a museum buy them at market value with proceeds split between the finders and landowner.

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Metal detectorists Alan Daniels and Andy Crammond uncovered three Bronze Age gold bracelets near Carlisle in May.
The bracelets date to around 1100 B.C., weigh 18.27 ounces and are valued at about $400,000.
A coroner will decide if the torcs qualify as treasure, which could let a museum buy them at market value with proceeds split between the finders and landowner.