A UK couple found a trove of 17th-century coins during a home renovation.
The collection includes Elizabeth I silver shillings and Charles I gold coins.
Robert and Betty Fooks were renovating their farmhouse in southern England when they found a valuable collection of 17th-century coins concealed beneath their kitchen.
The collection, which includes Elizabeth I silver shillings, Charles I gold unite coins, James I silver sixpence coins, and more, has an estimated value of £35,000, or $43,600.
A hoard of 264 coins English gold coins from 1610-1727 was unearthed by an unnamed couple digging up their kitchen floor.
Persons:
Elizabeth, Charles I, —, Robert, Betty Fooks, they've, Dukes Auctioneers, James, Duke's Auctioneers, Judith, Holofernes, Caravaggio, Charles Platiau
Organizations:
Service, Guardian, British Museum, REUTERS
Locations:
England, West Dorset, people's, underfloors, Paris, France, Toulouse, Baltic, Italian, Italy