Found a 700-year-old treasure worth 16.6 billion VND
Earlier this year, a treasure hunter in England discovered the country’s first gold coin and sold it at auction for 720,000 USD (16.6 billion VND). The gold coin is a Henry III coin, found near Hemyock, county Devon, England. At first, the treasure hunter did not realize the value of the coin and posted the image on Facebook.

Henry III gold coin found near Hemyock, county Devon, England.

The person credited with discovering the true value of the rare gold coin was expert Gregory Edmund of Spink auction house when he accidentally saw it on Facebook and tried to bring it to the museum for appraisal. The results showed that the Henry III coin was minted in 1257, possessing value both in terms of rarity and the unique portrait of the king on one side of the coin. It is the first coin of its kind found in 260 years in Britain and the eighth known to date. At the auction on January 21, 2022 in the US, this gold coin was sold for 720,000 USD (16.6 billion VND). This is the most expensive coin ever sold. The second most expensive coin is also from England, sold in 2019 with a face engraved with the image of Queen Elizabeth II, weighing 2kg and priced at 360,000 USD (8.3 billion VND). The couple discovered a treasure trove of billions buried under the floor In April 2021, Keith Wille, from Groton (USA) said he was contacted by a couple in Western Massachusetts who told him about rumors of a large sum of money hidden in their house on the 1950s. The family said they previously hired a carpenter to look at the walls and underneath the floor, but found no traces of the rumored billion-dollar treasure . Wille said he brought his metal detector into the family’s attic and it signaled there was something under the floorboards. This treasure finder’s in-depth camera scan revealed a metal box hidden under the floor.

Wille and his family pulled up the floorboards and opened the box, discovering $46,000 in cash wrapped in original bank straps dating from the 1950s. A family member named Karen said the discovery came after years of wondering whether stories about hidden money were true. “I’m so happy it was finally found,” Karen told WFSB-TV. She said the family has not yet decided what to do with the discovered cash. Two treasure hunting brothers dug up 2 pieces of gold worth 8 billion In 2020, two brothers in a family specializing in treasure hunting in Australia were lucky to dig up two “huge” gold pieces worth about 350,000 USD (equivalent to more than 8 billion VND). According to Daily Mail, these two pieces of gold weighed a total of 3.5 kg, dug by two brothers named Brent Shannon and Ethan West in an area near Targagulla, west of Bendigo, Victoria state (Australia). The two brothers and their father could even receive 30% more than the above estimate if they sell the block of gold to a collector.

The two gold pieces weigh a total of 3.5 kg, worth about 350,000 USD.

“I think we got lucky. I was quite excited to see a block of land that was still very pristine, never touched or exploited,” Mr. Brent told Sunrise newspaper. Digging for scrap metal, he found a block of 60 billion gold, causing a stir The lucky person who found this valuable treasure was Mr. Derek McLennan, a British amateur treasure hunter. According to Daily Mail, in 2014, Derek McLennan dug up this treasure in a field in western Scotland. The treasure that Derek McLennan discovered includes 100 antiques. Most of the above treasure is silver jewelry, but there is also a very strange gold bar and rare metal items. Among the discovered treasures are silver flower bracelets and pins, gold rings, porcelain crosses, and gold bird-shaped pins.

A gold bird-shaped pin is in the treasure discovered by Derek McLennan.

After 3 years of research, Scotland’s derelict land and goods management agency concluded that this is a collection of Viking treasures, considered the most unique and richest ever. The above items were crafted in the 10th century (i.e. more than 1,000 years old) and still retain their original integrity and color. The authorities decided to transfer the above treasure to the National Museum of Scotland for display. In return, Mr. Derek McLennan will receive 2.6 million USD (about 60 billion VND). This is the amount that reflects the real value of this antique block on the market. Digging a 4kg block of gold in an old gold mine According to Mirror, an anonymous man while searching for metal at an old gold mine in Golden Triangle, Victoria, Australia, discovered a 4 kg solid gold nugget at a depth of 0.3 m below the ground. .

The block of gold weighs more than 4.1kg.

“At first I thought it was scrap, maybe an old horseshoe. When I started peeling off the clay and digging deeper, I really couldn’t believe my eyes. I had just dug up a huge block of gold, “It’s a once-in-a-lifetime discovery. I absolutely could not believe that a block of gold this large still remained,” Minelab.com quoted this man as saying. The block of gold is being stored in a bank vault while waiting for a copy to be made for auction. After this once-in-a-lifetime discovery, the man plans to buy a truck and travel around Australia to find gold and sightsee. Discovered a treasure trove of $10 million in gold coins while walking his dog A couple in California (USA) in 2014 discovered 8 metal jars containing a total of 1,427 gold coins dating from 1847 – 1894, worth up to 10 million USD (210 billion VND), buried in a piece of land. my house while walking my dog. At that time, the dog suddenly dug under the tree, revealing a jar of ancient gold coins.

The couple hid their identities to avoid trouble when finding the treasure.

AP quoted Mr. David Hall, co-founder of a professional antique coin valuation company in Santa Ana city, confirming that all the gold coins found were in good condition. The amount includes 1,427 gold coins, including denominations of $5, $10 and $20 and most of them were minted in San Francisco, but there was one $5 coin produced in the state of Georgia. The total face value of the above amount is about 27,000 USD. However, among them, there are some rare gold coins that are paid for nearly 1 million USD/coin and these special coins have made 8 pots of ancient coins worth up to 10 million USD. According to experts, Saddle Ridge can be considered the largest treasure trove of ancient gold coins ever found in the United States.