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Britain's luckiest treasure hunters of the 21st century

Treasure islands
Anonymous, Tadcaster Torc, £30,000
Richard Mason, Second Lindisfarne Hoard, £31,000
Michael Greenhorn, Escrick Ring, £35,000
David Blakey, East Yorkshire Hoard,  £44,000
Darren Webster, Furness Hoard, £50,000
Anonymous, Douglas Nugget, £50,000+
Stuart Campbell and Steve Caswell, Bedale Hoard, £51,000
Anonymous, South Warwickshire Hoard, £52,000
Owen Johnson, Ackworth Hoard, £54,000
Derek Eveleigh, Sully Hoard, £55,000
Archaeologists, Second Staffordshire Hoard, £57,000
Anonymous, West Yorkshire Hoard, £60,000
Phil Kirk, Hertfordshire Hoard, £62,000
Anonymous, Castlederg bracelet, £95,000
Wesley Carrington, St Albans Hoard, £99,000
Ronnie Johnston, Corrard Torc, £150,000
Anonymous, Cambridgeshire Torc, £220,000
Michael Darke and Keith Lewis, Wickham Market Hoard, £316,000
Dave Crisp, Frome Hoard, £320,000
Mark Hambleton and Joe Kania, Leekfrith Torcs, £325,000
David Booth, Stirling Torcs, £462,000
Martin Backhouse, Shropshire Piano Hoard, £500,000
James Mather, Watlington Hoard, £1.35 million
Paul Coleman, Lenborough Hoard, £1.35 million
Derek McLennan, Galloway Hoard, £1.98 million
Terry Herbert, Staffordshire Hoard, £3.28 million
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Treasure islands

An amateur gold hunter recently uncovered the largest nugget of the precious metal found in UK waters for centuries while snorkelling in a Scottish river. Many people dream of finding treasure, but few people have the good fortune to actually hit on some. Here's a rundown of the luckiest Brits to unearth huge treasures over the past decade, from lifelong metal detectorists to accidental jackpot winners.
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Tom Belger

01 August 2018

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