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 ...

A pastime in a farmer’s field led to the discovery of Norman-era coins valued at more than $5 million. By Ali Watkins The group huddled together in the farmer’s field, staring at the dozen or so ...

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Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. The 11th-century coin trove is known as the Chew Valley Hoard (British Museum/PA Wire) A group of metal detectorists uncovered an ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. A remarkable discovery of 2,584 silver coins, dating from the turbulent period of the Norman Conquest of England, has become the ...

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LONDON — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a farmer’s ...

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 ...

London (CNN) — 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 ...

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