![Pinterest](https://pinterest.com/pin/create/button/?url=https://uknews.evprotec.com/i-found-hundreds-of-rare-coins-buried-underground-worth-eye-watering-sum/&media=https://uknews.evprotec.com/wp-content/uploads/2023/09/newspress-collage-23953247-1694703660344.jpg&description=CASHING IN Published : 16:17, 14 Sep 2023 Updated : 16:17, 14 Sep 2023 A RARE coin collection from nearly 500 years ago has been unearthed - and they're worth an eye-watering sum. David Cliffton was stunned when he discovered the hoard while out with his metal detector in Worcester . 3 A whopping 350 coins were found after by an amateur metal detectorist Credit: BNPS 3 Dave Cliffton was stunned when he discovered the value of his find Credit: BNPS The 65-year-old had only been out for a few hours on the hunt, with Spade dig club Crusade, and was still an amateur detectorist. Dave, a retired local government officer from Halesowen, West Mids, told BNPS news agency: "It was a day like any other really. The sun was shining, we had a team talk then got the go ahead to commence digging. "I got a signal that indicated iron. Most people would not have bothered digging that because they want something better, but I though it sounded like there was something better just on the edge of that signal so I decided to take a chance on it." After digging about five inches down, Dave discovered a horse shoe, but instinct told him there was a more valuable prize waiting below. "I dug deeper and saw the edge of three silver coins. I couldn't believe my luck, I felt a bit giddy," he continued. "I removed them and then picked up further signals both in the side of the hole and deeper." When he kept unearthing more coins, his "heart was pounding" and he "was shaking" with excitement. Across the next four hours in a 13ft area, the lucky detectorist retrieved a whopping 335 coins, along with an experienced team. A further 15 were discovered the next day, bringing the total to 350. It is believed the artefacts were buried during the English Civil War in the 1640s. The rarest in the impressive collection are Shrewsbury hald crowns, one worth an eye-watering £6,000, while the other damaged one around £2,000. A James I gold unite was also unearthed which could rake in a staggering £4k. They ar){kind=link}
A RARE coin collection from nearly 500 years ago has been unearthed – and they’re worth an eye-watering sum.
David Cliffton was stunned when he discovered the hoard while out with his metal detector in Worcester.
The 65-year-old had only been out for a few hours on the hunt, with Spade dig club Crusade, and was still an amateur detectorist.
Dave, a retired local government officer from Halesowen, West Mids, told BNPS news agency: “It was a day like any other really. The sun was shining, we had a team talk then got the go ahead to commence digging.
“I got a signal that indicated iron. Most people would not have bothered digging that because they want something better, but I though it sounded like there was something better just on the edge of that signal so I decided to take a chance on it.”