Metal Detectorists Unearth Ancient Silver Coins Worth Millions

Alvaro Aragon
2024-11-25T12:07:18-08:00

In January 2019, Adam Staples and his friends traveled to Chew Valley in Somerset, England, to test a new metal detector. While exploring a farmer's field, the device found a trove of silver coins buried in the soil. Staples, an auctioneer specializing in ancient coins, immediately knew they had found something extraordinary.