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Novice metal detectorist finds Civil War coins worth up to £24,000 in Wiltshire

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Steve Simmons, 63, made the discovery in a field near Box, Wiltshire. The coins depict portraits of the first Stuart king, James I and his son, Charles I - dating from 1606. Each coin had a face value of £10, which would have been enough to buy a horse at the time, and is worth more than £2,000 today.
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Novice metal detectorist finds Civil War coins worth up to £24,000 in Wiltshire

Steve Simmons had only been detecting for just two months and not found a single coin when he made the discovery.

·Trowbridge, United Kingdom
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Wiltshire Times broke the news in Trowbridge, United Kingdom on Sunday, April 2, 2023.
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