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Oct 19, 2024
Free 7-Day Trial - Please Note
A significant number of applications for free trial membership are being aborted after prospective members have completed the registration process. The reason would seem to be that applicants are failing to select the 'radio' button under the plan details. If this button is not selected, applicants will be taken to the payment screen for a paid plan. The plans cannot be selected by clicking the coloured panel. It is the button below the panel that must be selected, as shown on the attached... -
Jul 16, 2024
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Next year (2025) will mark the twentieth anniversary of the UK Detector Finds Database (UKDFD). Since its inception, metal-detectorists have recorded well over 50,000 coins and artefacts, and the records collectively have had over 45 million views. Such a valuable resource, particularly with its user-friendly search and record-comparison facilities, has increasingly become of interest to researchers outside the metal-detecting hobby (academics, collectors, etc.). Some of these researchers are... -
Jun 02, 2024
Email Support Service
Following the recent closure of the UKDFD forum, we are pleased to announce that a dedicated email support service is now available. This can be used by members to send replacement images or to enquire about any matters relating to recording or using the database. The email address is: support@ukdfd.co.uk -
Dec 19, 2023
Obsolete Reference Numbers
It has come to our attention that some of the reference numbers cited on earlier UKDFD records have been rendered obsolete as a result of publishers making changes in later editions of their catalogues. This is particularly the case with the Spink Standard Catalogue of British Coins, new editions of which are usually published annually. For this reason, future citations of Spink coin numbers referenced on our database records will include the year of the edition to which they refer, e.g.... -
Jan 10, 2023
Membership Options and Prices - Summary
The purpose of this post is to summarise and clarify membership options and prices for the benefit of prospective members visiting the website. More detailed information is available from FAQs and at applicable stages of registration and recording. Membership can be purchased from £20 per year, but longer-term options are available at a cheaper pro-rata price. Membership gives unlimited access to view records and use the database search tools. It does not, however, include the recording of...
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