A group of metal detectorists uncovered an extraordinary hoard of 2,584 ancient coins in a Somerset field valued at £4.3million. The 11th-century coin trove, known as the Chew Valley Hoard, is now ...

Four gold coins from the “Great Kentucky Hoard,” a multi-million-dollar, 800-plus coin collection that Jeff Garrett helped ...

A treasure trove of 11th-century coins has emerged from the Suffolk soil, offering archaeologists "a rare and fascinating" look into Suffolk’s rich history and political landscape. Oxford Cotswold ...

Finding treasures in a real-life setting might only sound like one of Captain Hook's pirate and burglary campaigns from ...

A little over a year ago, a group of metal detectorists found a hoard of 21 coins in a field near Okehamption Castle in Devon, England. The find was just recently brought to light due to laws ...

A giant discovery of nearly 70,000 coins from the Iron Age has set a Guinness World Record for being the largest of its kind discovered in the British Isles. Discovered in January 2012, the collection ...

A pair of metal detectorists made the discovery of a lifetime when they unearthed a hoard of ancient coins worth around $6 million in a field in Somerset, in the West of England. The historic find, ...

Five years after emerging from the grounds of Chelmsford, the U.K.’s largest recorded hoard of ancient gold coins has found a new home. Unearthed by a metal detectorist, the Great Baddow Hoard (named ...

Unprecedented Quality: Each bank bag contains coins in GEM BU condition—a grade indicating exceptional preservation with minimal marks. Such pristine, original bank bags are exceedingly rare and ...

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