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A gold necklace discovered in a field

A prospector with a metal detector discovered part of a gold necklace near Mistley (a village and civil parish in the Tendring district of north-east Essex). According to experts, it is around 3,000 years old and is very rare. The jewel has been declared a treasure.

They found a million copper pennies in the basement

Approximately one million one-cent coins were discovered by John Reyes when he and his wife were cleaning out her father's house in Los Angeles. The treasure was hidden in bank bags. Reyes is offering the coins through a sales app for $25,000, roughly three times face value.

A pillory of shame for thieves or prostitutes

The mystery was solved two years ago by archaeologists in Trebic. They discovered a strange stone table. In the end, they discovered that it was a medieval pillory of shame from the 14th century.

A shoebox coin sold for £21,000

A secret treasure trove of over 1,000 historic coins, mostly hidden in shoeboxes, sold at auction for nearly £21,000. The incredible collection was discovered by a widow from Luton, Bedfordshire, England, while going through her late husband's belongings. The coins were locked in a desk or cupboard.

He'll get 560,000 for the treasure.

The reward for the treasure will go to the next finder. He will receive 560 thousand crowns from the Pardubice Region. It is a depot from Vysoká near Jevíčko, which contained over seven thousand silver and gold coins, mostly from the 17th century. The anonymous finder behaved in an exemplary manner and called archaeologists to the site.

5.5.1950 Hrozov treasure

The treasure was found 73 years ago on the bank of the Hrozovský brook. They were bronze coins. Interestingly, they came from the region of Carthage. The oldest coin from the depot dates back to around 200 BC.

An Elizabethan-era ship in a flooded quarry

The wreck was discovered by workers in a flooded quarry about 60 kilometres from London. It dates from the Elizabethan period, which was very dynamic, especially in terms of the development of trade. Many vessels from this period have not survived, making it a very rare discovery.

Medieval objects discovered by Polish archaeologists

Archaeologists have found a rare collection of medieval objects in Poland. More precisely in the village of Daromin in the administrative district of the Wilczyce Commune. Among the artifacts found were jewels and coins. According to experts, there was a knight's court in the place.

Searchers found antique silver from a hotel in the woods

Silver dating back over 80 years was discovered by a pair of prospectors in the woods of Vancouver. Specifically, 121 pieces of antique cutlery from a hotel. Knives, forks, and spoons had been carefully hidden.

Gold ring with diamond from 1388

A gold medieval ring discovered inThorncombe (south-west England) by prospector David Board, three months after he bought a new metal detector. The jewel was on sale for nearly £40,000.

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