Strange Coins Found In A Field Have Even Experts Stunned
In a field behind a village pub, a keen detectorist is scanning the ground in search of buried treasure. Suddenly, his machine sounds the alarm, indicating the presence of artifacts. Hope rises once again: this time, has he stumbled upon every enthusiast’s dream – a valuable stash that’s worth its weight in gold?
Meeting With The Boys
This was the scenario that played out on July 26, 2020, in the tiny village of Lindsey in the English county of Suffolk. That day, 40-year-old Luke Mahoney met up with his friends, Matt Brown and Dan Hunt, to search a field located close to the Lindsey Rose pub. But what he discovered was more than any of them had expected.
Familiar Enthusiast
For years, Mahoney has searched the fields around Lindsey, hoping to stumble upon a find that would make all his hard work worthwhile. In fact, the pub landlord has grown used to his enthusiasm for buried treasure. But up until recently, the valuable haul of which all detectorists dream had continued to elude him.
Lucky Break
Then, Mahoney caught his lucky break. Behind the Lindsey Rose pub, his metal detector led him to an incredible cache of historic coins. Numbering more than 1,000, some of them date all the way back to Elizabethan times. Meanwhile, others were minted around the time of the English Civil War.
Confirmed Fortune
Excited by their discovery, Mahoney and his companions rushed to share the news with the landlord of the Lindsey Rose. And for several nights afterward, they kept a vigil in case looters moved in on their precious find. Eventually, the truth that they suspected was confirmed – they had stumbled upon a small fortune buried beneath this Suffolk field.
