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HENRY VIII ANGEL SOUGHT IN MURDER INVESTIGATION
Coin dealers and collectors should be on the lookout for a Henry VIII gold Angel that could be the key to solving the murder of 87-year-old Arthur Gumbley, who was beaten and robbed in his own home in Sutton Coldfield, near Birmingham, England.
-Editor
Police believe a rare 470-year-old coin may prove the key to snaring the savages who fatally injured a pensioner in his own home. The reward for information leading to Arthur Gumbley's killers has been cranked up from £10,000 to £40,000. Detectives believe items taken during the break-in may prove vital in cracking the case. And the most distinctive of those is a Henry VIII Angel cold coin, forged between 1544 and 1547. Arthur, a keen metal detectorist, uncovered the treasure while combing a field. Also taken was a House of Parliament pot and a unique gun-shaped knife. Eight inches in length, one side is designed as a bayonette, the other a pistol with wooden handle. Someone has possession of those distinctive items. Arthur's daughter Sue Boys said: "We hope the coin will prove important because it is so different.
This was a horrible crime and hopefully the robbers will be brought to justice someday. Today's coin market is international, and the stolen piece could turn up anywhere.
-Editor
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