Buckinghamshire man inspired by Detectorists finds £63k coin haul
After digging about 9 inches to "pinpointer depth", he got no signal, so he filled the hole in and carried on around the field.But he had second thoughts and returned to the spot."Water was coming through the hole and I saw these grey slots poking out through the water," he recalled"Then I saw the edges of an orange pot- I sat back and felt disbelief."He later found the orange pot housed no fewer than 1,064 silver coins dating back to the reign of Elizabeth I.The latest coins were minted in the autumn of 1642, the beginning of the English Civil War and just prior to the Battle of Aylesbury, which took place a few miles away at Holman's Bridge.
Amongst the coins were 409 silver shillings, including rare coins struck locally in Oxford.There were also very rare issues from the Aberystwyth mint in Wales.The coins were all recorded by the Portable Antiquities Scheme, and Mr Hickman said the proceeds of the auction would be shared with the owner of the farm."I'd got written permission from the landowner, and everything over a £100 value gets split 50/50," he explained.
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