[News] Silver coins from 11th century sell for more than $5 million in U.K.

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A trove of 2,584 silver coins from the time of the Norman Conquest has been bought in the United Kingdom for more than $5 million — making it the country's highest-value discovery ever made by treasure hunters.

Adam Staples and Lisa Grace found the bulk of the coins, estimated to be from the years 1066-68, in January 2019 alongside five other amateur metal detectorists in the Chew Valley area, 11 miles south of the city of Bristol.

Staples said he and the other detectorists were proud to have found such a significant piece of history. The proceeds, he said, will be split with the landowner.

The coins were purchased by the U.K.’s Southwest Heritage Trust, an independent organization that supports historical sites, with funding from two charities, the National Lottery and the Art Fund.

Silver coins from 11th century sell for more than $5 million in U.K.