Metal detectorist Sam Egerton found the 17 silver coins from the Elizabethan era with his friends.
Seventeen coins from the Elizabethan era discovered in a Staffordshire farmer's field have been formally declared treasure by a coroner.
"It's a really great feeling," said Mr Egerton from Uttoxeter, who made the discovery in January 2023, after taking up the hobby the year before. The total value of the hoard was five shillings, equivalent to four days pay for a skilled tradesman in 1590.The acquiring museum will need to raise funds to save the coins for the public to enjoy, with the finder and landowner sharing the money as a reward for finding them, said PAS.
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