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Incredible treasures found by metal detectors

Very rewarding detective work
Bronze age hoard: unknown
Pirates' 17th-century Arabic coins: hundreds apiece
Viking treasure hoard: thousands
Stolen treasures found buried: thousands
Rare silver penny: $14,500 (£10.5k)
Loch Lomond gold ring: $18,000 (£14k)
Gold unicorn signet ring: $26,500 (£20k)
Australian gold nugget: $66,900 (£51.8k)
Iron Age Caratacus coin: $94,000 (£71k)
Silver coins in a pub garden: $130,000 (£100k)
Solid gold Bible: $130,000 (£100k)
Rare leopard coin: $226,600 (£173.6k)
Two gold nuggets in Victoria: $250,000 (£190k)
Ringlemere Cup: $383,900 (£270k)
Mojave Nugget: $400,000 (£246k)
Santa Margarita Gold Chalice: $413,000 (£319k)
Frome Hoard: $413,900 (£320k)
Shapwick hoard: $418,000 (£265k)
Leekfrith Torcs: $420,400 (£325k)
Milton Keynes Hoard: $457,800 (£290k)
Wickham Market Hoard: $467,000 (£300k)
Winchester Hoard: $551,500 (£350k)
Newark Torc: $614,000 (£350k)
Stirling Torcs: $654,000 (£462k)
Henry III coin: $875,000 (£648k)
Hand of Faith: $1 million (£453k)
Boot of Cortez: $1.55 million (£782k)
Lenborough Hoard: $1.75 million (£1.25m)
Hoxne Hoard: $2.5 million (£1.75m)
Galloway Hoard: $2.8 million (£2m)
Figurine from King Henry VIII's lost crown: $2.8 million (£2m)
Jersey coin hoard: up to $3.2 million (£2.5m)
The Crosby Garrett Helmet: $3.4 million (£2.3m)
Stolen Herefordshire hoard: $3.9 million (£3m)
Gold coins from Spanish Fleet: $4.5 million (£3.5m)
Staffordshire Hoard: $4.6 million (£3.28m)
Battle of Hastings coin hoard: $6.5 million (£5m)
Derrynaflan Hoard: $15 million (£11.6m)
Black Swan Project: $500 million (£255m)
Peebles Bronze Age hoard: priceless
Denmark gold hoard: priceless
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Courtesy National Archaeological Museum Madrid

Very rewarding detective work

From coin hoards stolen by pirates to shipwrecked golden chalices, metal detector finds can hold huge historical significance and be worth millions. So it’s no wonder a host of hobbyists are out there trying to strike it lucky. Read on to find out about some of the most important and valuable metal detector finds of all time. All dollar values in US dollars unless otherwise stated and other currency values correct as of time of sale/valuation.
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01 August 2022

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