A Yorkshire couple found a treasure trove hidden under their kitchen floor during renovations. The auctioneer called the final sale price 'absolutely extraordinary'. Read more here:
The coins, found underneath concrete and 18th Century floorboards in 2019, have attracted worldwide attention
The coins, dating from 1610-1727, belonged to the Fernley-Maisters, a Hull family involved in Baltic trading.The coins, whose provisional estimate of between £200,000-£250,000 was tripled after the story gained global attention, were eventually sold to dozens of buyers in individual lots by Spink & Son auctioneers in Bloomsbury, London.
Auctioneer Gregory Edmund called the treasure trove "120 years of English history hidden in a pot the same size as a soda can".Mr Edmund said: "Picture the scene: you're choosing to re-lay your uneven kitchen floor, you put a pick-axe through the concrete and just beneath you see a tiny sliver of gold.
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