According to foreign media reports, a couple in Elbee, North Yorkshire, England, found 264 gold coins from more than 400 years ago under the floor of their kitchen, with a total estimated value of 250,000 pounds (about 2 million yuan), and the auction is expected to begin in October this year.
In July 2019, the unnamed couple stumbled upon a Coke can-sized cup filled with gold coins just 6 inches from concrete when lifting the floor. Upon closer inspection, they found gold coins from 1610 to 1727, covering the reigns of James I, Charles I to George I.
The couple contacted London auctioneer Spink & Son, and an expert toured their property to assess the gold coins. When experts looked at the gold coins, homeowners realized they had been living on a treasure trove worth £250,000 for the past decade.
One of the highlights of the auction was a 1720 George I Coinni coin, which does not have a king's head on it and is estimated at £4,000. Another 1675 Charles II Guinea coin had a misspelling, and the king's Latin name was misspelled as CORALVS, correctly spelled CAROLVS, with an estimated value of £1500.
The coins date back to 1610 to 1727, and hoarders spent a long time collecting these coins. It also raises the question of why someone decided to bury a large number of coins in the early 18th century, when there were already banks and banknotes.
After investigation, the coins were believed to belong to a wealthy merchant family, and Joseph Finley and his wife Sarah Meister collected the coins over the course of their lives. Finley died in 1725, and his widow remained in Elbee for the rest of his life, dying in 1745 at the age of 80.
Auctioneer Gregory Edmund said: "This is a very important discovery, it is very rare for a large number of British gold coins to appear on the market, and the more than 260 coins found this time is also one of the largest discoveries in the Uk uk archaeological record. ”
He continued: "They are not perfect coinage, but coins that have gone through tribulations. ”
Jiupai news intern reporter Liu Yating
【Source: Jiupai News】
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