A couple in the UK discovered a stash of gold coins under their kitchen floor while redecorating their house. The coins stretch back more than 400 years.?
The hoard of 264 gold pieces, which stretch back more than 400 years, was uncovered while the floor at their North Yorkshire home was being relayed. The couple is now about to sell the coins for a quarter-of-a-million pounds.
The couple had no idea they had been living on top of the fortune?for the decade they have owned their?home. However, things took an unexpected turn when they were relaying their kitchen floors.
They initially thought they had stumbled upon an electrical cable about six inches under the concrete of their 18th-century home. But it turned out to be more. a fortune. On further inspection, they realised it was an earthenware cup filled with a stash of coins.
It was only when experts looked at its contents that they realise they had been living above a trove worth ?250,000 (Rs 2.3 crore).?
The coins date from 1610 to 1727 and covered the reigns of James I and Charles I through to George I, The Sun reported.?
The lucky couple quickly called London auctioneers Spink & Son, and an expert rushed to their home to see the collection.
"This find of over 260 coins is also one of the largest on archaeological record from Britain.?It was an entirely serendipitous discovery. The owners were relaying the floor of their house and found a pot about the size of a Diet Coke can, full of gold,"?Auctioneer Gregory Edmund was quoted as saying by The Sun.
"They've never picked up a metal detector in their life. They were just relaying a floor and thought it was an electrical cable at first.?I rushed up to see them in North Yorkshire a few days after and there were 264 gold coins in this cup - it is unfathomable, I have no idea how they managed to fit so many in that pot.?The coins date from 1610 to 1727, which is an unusually long period for a hoard," he said.?
"It also raises the question why has someone decided to bury a lot of coins at the beginning of the 18th century, when they had banks and banknotes - all the things that meant hoarding shouldn't have happened anymore," Edmond added.?
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