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Golden times ahead for Staffordshire Hoard millionaire
Express & Star 19 Jul 10
A year on from discovering the fabulous Staffordshire Hoard metal detectorist Terry Herbert says he is still exactly the same person.
Now a millionaire, Terry, aged 56, from Burntwood, found the first piece of gold from the hoard in farmer Fred Johnson’s field at Hammerwich, near Brownhills, on July 5 last year.
Within days it became clear that through pursuing his much-loved hobby he had discovered the most important Anglo-Saxon treasure ever uncovered in England…