MUSEUM SEEKS PIANO GOLD STASH EXHIBIT

In 2017, hundreds of coins dated between 1874 and 1915 were found inside a piano in Shropshire and investigations showed that the coins were hidden by a Saffron Walden resident in the early 20th century.

The hoard of 913 gold sovereigns and half-sovereigns has been declared treasure and made available to the British Museum and Saffron Walden Museum for acquisition.

Saffron Walden Museum needs to raise £3,000 to bring home a representative sample of the coins, as well as the packaging and the piano.

The museum hopes that the coins and the piano can be displayed and used for education sessions with local schoolchildren.

Leah Mellors, collections officer at the museum, said: “We are very keen to bring the piano hoard home to Saffron Walden and to preserve it for the benefit of our local community. But we can’t do that without the support of local people.”

So far, thanks to the generosity of local individuals and the Saffron Walden Round Table, the museum has raised £900.

To read the complete article, see:
Town museum makes bid to acquire hoard of rare coins hidden in piano (http://www.dunmowbroadcast.co.uk/news/town-museum-makes-bid-to-acquire-hoard-of-rare-coins-hidden-in-piano-1-5404508)

To read the earlier E-Sylum articles, see:
PIANO GOLD COIN HOARD DISPLAYED (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n17a39.html)
PIANO TUNER FINDS GOLD COIN STASH (http://www.coinbooks.org/v20/esylum_v20n03a21.html)

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