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The Ham Green Hoard is a hoard of silver coins dating from between 1554 and 1661–62. It is in the collection of the Museums Worcestershire and is on display at The Commandery.[1]

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Discovery

The hoard was discovered in 1981 beneath the pantry floor of a cottage in Ham Green, Worcestershire, and the Ham Green Hoard was declared Treasure and acquired by the Worcestershire County Museum Service.[1]

Contents

The hoard contains 86 silver coins (mostly shillings and sixpences) and were found in a salt glazed stoneware bottle which was intentionally broken to allow larger coins to pass through.

The oldest coins date to the reign of Mary I in 1554, while the most recent coins date to the earliest part of the reign of Charles II, with several of the coins being forgeries from the 1660s.[1]

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