Metal detectorist sells 600-year-old gold Portuguese coin unearthed in Wiltshire field for £20,000

Mick Edwards (pictured), 62, discovered the huge coin while on a trip to Etchilhampton with his wife. The metal detector from Peterlee, County Durham sold his find with Noonans of London.

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