Incredible luck: in Britain, friends found an ancient treasure at a bar

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Treasure hunter Luke Mahoney from the UK took a metal detector and went with friends to explore the area behind his favorite pub in the town of Lindsey. As a result, lucky treasure hunters found an ancient treasure near the bar.

Incredible luck: in Britain, friends found an ancient treasure at a bar

Treasure hunters from the English county of Suffolk found an ancient treasure near The Lindsey Rose bar. This is reported by the local newspaper East Anglian Daily Times.

40-year-old Luke Mahoney and two of his friends examined the area near the bar with a metal detector with the permission of the owners of the establishment. They started searching for the treasure on the morning of July 26.

Incredible luck: in Britain, friends found an ancient treasure at a bar
Incredible luck: in Britain, friends found an ancient treasure at a bar
Treasure hunters combed the area of the bar for three days, and at night guarded the territory from other treasure hunters.

Incredible luck: in Britain, friends found an ancient treasure at a bar
Mahoney has been searching for antique coins for more than 10 years. He even works in a metal detector shop. The man made such a big find for the first time.

As a result, the friends managed to dig up 1061 silver coins minted in the XV-XVII centuries.

Keywords: Bar | Britain | Gold diggers | Treasure | Metal | Coins

     

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