A family found a treasure trove of gold coins worth hundreds of thousands of dollars under the floor of their house
A couple from North Yorkshire (England) discovered a pot of gold coins under the kitchen floor in their home, which, according to archaeologists, is very valuable and one of the largest hoards in the UK. Cursor.
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The family lives in an 264th-century mansion and at first thought they found an ordinary electrical cable under the concrete. However, there was no limit to the surprise when the find turned out to be a pot containing 400 coins, which are about XNUMX years old.
According to experts, some of the coins date back to 1610, when James I of England ruled. They are rare examples of artifacts from the English Civil War.
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One of the coins depicts the image of the Roman emperor James I and its value was estimated at $4628. The youngest coin in the collection dates back to 1727, and among them there is a copy from Brazil. In total, the treasure was valued at $289 and is currently being sold at auction by Spink & Son.
There is a version that this treasure was owned by Fernley Meisteram, an influential trading family engaged in the import and export of iron ore, timber and coal. Towards the end of the 1700s, the last generations of the family took seats in Parliament.
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“This is an exciting and very important discovery. It is extremely rare that hoards of English gold coins appear on the market.
This find of over 260 coins is also one of the largest archaeological finds in the UK. It was a completely accidental discovery. The owners were checking the floor of their house and found a pot the size of a Diet Coke can full of gold. They have never picked up a metal detector in their lives. They just redid the floor and at first they thought it was an electric cable,” the archaeologists commented on the find.
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