Is there Gold in my Cranborne Chase Stater?
This article looks at the relationship between weight and gold content in Durotrigan Cranborne Chase (and similar) staters and answers the question “can you tell if a Cranborne Chase stater has gold in it just by its weight?”
Bearded Head Quarter Staters: Fact or Fiction
Bearded Head quarter staters first appeared on the market in 1991, but new finds were still being declared as fake by some over a quarter of a century later. The reasons for doubting the authenticity of these coins had been unpublished and unchallenged for 30 years, so I decided to take a closer look to see if anything could be found to resolve the situation. The outcome of this work is that the Bearded Head quarter staters are now recognised as British C2; the companions to the equally enigmatic British C “Yarmouth” stater.
