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Michael Leigh-Mallory unearthed the coin on his first metal detecting outing in 10 years on farmland in Hemyock, Devon, last September.
The stunning discovery of a Henry III gold coin by an amateur metal detectorist in Devon is going to auction and is set to raise a pretty penny!
Imagine going looking for treasure and digging up something like this on your very first attempt!
A metal detectorist uncovered the gold King Henry III coin (pictured) dating to 1257, which is just under an inch in diameter, on farmland in Hemyock, Devon, in September last year.