Family Unearths a Hoard of Henry VIII Era Gold Coins While Gardening
A hoard of Tudor coins, some that represented three of Henry VIII’s wives, has been unearthed by a family who was out gardening on their New Forest property. The family found 63 gold coins and 1 silver coin dating back to the 15 th and 16 th centuries. Ian Richardson, who is the treasure registrar at the British Museum, explained how they came across the hoard of coins, “They were out turning up the soil and all of a sudden these coins popped out of the ground … miraculously.” “It is quite a shocking find for them and very interesting for us.” Henry VIII
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