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A Rookie Archaeologist Was on One of His First Digs—and Found a 1,000-Year-Old Coin Hoard
The Pasty, as it was immediately and affectionately named for obvious reasons, was a true privilege to find,” Andrew Pegg, ...
A Man Spent 6 Years Searching the Same Farm—and Finally Discovered a 1,900-Year-Old Roman Treasure
A metal detectorist from England spent six years searching a single field before locating a rare Roman coin from 69 A.D. The ...
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R20 million for an old coin? How to check if your old money is valuable
A South African R5 coin that was struck on the Oom Paul minting press in 2018 sold for R6,700. This opened the door to questions about what makes a coin valuable and how to check if a coin is ...