'Jackpot' During Remodeling... 400-Year-Old Coin Hoard Discovered in English Farmhouse

Auctioned for About $75,000

Believed to Have Been Hidden Amid Civil War Turmoil

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A large hoard of coins, believed to have been hidden during the 17th-century English Civil War, has been discovered in a farmhouse in England.

On May 13 (local time), Popular Mechanics reported that a couple in England found around 100 gold and silver coins while remodeling their farmhouse.

The coins were discovered when a pickaxe struck a buried earthenware pot during work to lower the floor and increase ceiling height. Approximately 100 gold and silver coins spilled out of the pot all at once.

Recalling the situation, the wife said, "My husband called me saying he had found something and showed me a bucket full of coins." The couple reported their discovery to the authorities, and the coins were sent to the British Museum for cleaning and appraisal.

The hoard was found to include gold coins from the reigns of James I and Charles I, as well as silver coins from the eras of Elizabeth I, Philip II, and Queen Mary. The couple sent the coins they discovered to the British Museum for cleaning and appraisal. Experts believe the coins were hidden between 1642 and 1644, during the height of the English Civil War. At the time, it was common for ordinary households to hide valuables or food in walls or jars to protect them from looting.

This collection was recently sold at Duke’s Auction House for approximately $75,000 (about 118 million won).

Previously, a 600-year-old gold coin discovered in the garden of a house in Hampshire, England, was sold at auction last year for about 900 million won. The highest price was fetched by the "Jane Seymour Crown," minted in 1536, which sold for 17,000 pounds (32 million won), while a Henry VIII "Gold Angel" coin sold for 15,000 pounds (28.67 million won), and a "Catherine of Aragon" gold coin was auctioned off for 8,000 pounds (15.29 million won).

This gold coin was accidentally found in April 2020 by a couple tidying their home garden, buried in the mud, and despite being 600 years old, showed almost no damage. Experts have analyzed that the coin was likely hidden by a wealthy clergyman seeking to protect his assets during the chaos following the dissolution of Catholic monasteries.

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