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Widow’s shock as husband’s secret £113k gold coin stash found in biscuit tin

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The man told no-one about the hoard, which was hidden away for 50 years

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A widow cleaning a warehouse in Cornwall was left speechless when she found an old metal cookie box, which contained gold coins worth a total of more than 113,000 pounds (132,000 euros). Her husband had invested in gold bars and coins in the mid-1970s, when prices were low, but it seems he had not informed anyone about his purchase. She had kept in the box 41 gold Krugerrand coins of South Africa and 21 British gold pounds, which remained hidden…

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In England, a woman clearing out her home after her husband's death found gold coins worth over £113,000 in an old biscuit tin.

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Widow’s shock as husband’s secret £113k gold coin stash found in biscuit tin

The man told no-one about the hoard, which was hidden away for 50 years

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In England, a woman who was clearing out her home after her husband's death experienced the surprise of a lifetime when she discovered an old biscuit box that had been sitting in her workshop for years. The box contained 62 gold coins, which were sold at auction for £113,000.

A woman cleaning the house from her deceased husband in the Cornwall region of England has found a large number of gold coins stored for half a century in an old biscuit box. This investment, which came about by chance, was sold at auction for more than £113,000 (approximately TL 7 million).

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The Independent broke the news in London, United Kingdom on Tuesday, September 15, 2026.
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