(Sorry if this story was posted before. These coins are coming up for auction soon.) I enjoy the study of ancient coin hoards, putting them in their social and historical contexts. This more modern coin hoard is no exception: The discovery occurred in 2019, when contractors unearthed a salt-glazed earthenware cup, similar in size to a soda can, as they pried up the floorboards during the renovation project at the 18th-century home, located in Ellerby, a village in North Yorkshire. The cache, which is estimated to be valued at around $290,000 (250,000 pounds) at auction, is believed to be one of the largest hoards of 17th- and 18th-century English gold coins ever found in Britain and includes more than 260 gold coins dating to between 1610 and 1727, according to CNN. The coins likely belonged to Joseph and Sarah Fernley-Maisters, members of an influential mercantile family that included several members of Parliament who lived in the area during the late 1600s and early 1700s, according to the statement. "Joseph and Sarah clearly distrusted the newly formed Bank of England, the 'banknote' and even the gold coinage of their day because they [chose] to hold onto so many coins dating to the English Civil War and beforehand.” https://www.livescience.com/gold-coins-discovered-under-kitchen-floorboards-england
Here’s a follow-up on the hoard: “A lucky couple who stumbled upon one of Britain's 'biggest archaeological finds' by discovering an incredible hoard of 264 gold coins dating back to the reign of King James I under their kitchen floor have sold them at an auction for nearly £755,000 - three times their original estimated value.” https://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/ar...ins-dating-reign-King-James-sell-754-000.html
