A hoard of Norman-era silver coins unearthed five years ago in southwestern England has become Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever, after it was bought for £4.3 million ($5.6 million) by a ...

In January 2019, Adam Staples and his then-partner Lisa Grace traveled to Chew Valley in Somerset, the U.K., to help a friend test their new metal detector. Walking across an unassuming field, it didn ...

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Farmers in Poland unearthed a 17th-century silver coin hoard of 162 coins, alongside personal artefacts like buttons and lead ...

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 ...

A group of archaeologists has uncovered a large trove of coins in the Świętokrzyskie Mountains in south-central Poland. The gold and silver relics date to the 17th and 18th centuries, and more ...

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 ...

The romance of finding a treasure never dies. Neither does the appeal of getting in on something special and unique. When people hear about treasure troves, or cashing in on rediscovered rarities, ...

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