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Pictured: Robert Fooks finds the hoard during home renovation work
A coin hoard found hidden under a kitchen floor by a lucky couple when they renovated their new home has sold for £78,000.
Becky and Robert Fooks had recently bought the 17th century cottage when they carried out work to remove the kitchen's concrete floor to create more ceiling height.
Mr Fooks dug down 2ft with a pickaxe and unearthed a smashed glazed pottery bowl full to the brim with 400-year-old gold and silver coins.
The agricultural engineer counted 1,029 coins which included rare King James I and King Charles I examples.
Pic: Duke'sAuctions/BNPS
Pictured: Robert Fooks finds the hoard during home renovation work
A coin hoard found hidden under a kitchen floor by a lucky couple when they renovated their new home has sold for £78,000.
Becky and Robert Fooks had recently bought the 17th century cottage when they carried out work to remove the kitchen's concrete floor to create more ceiling height.
Mr Fooks dug down 2ft with a pickaxe and unearthed a smashed glazed pottery bowl full to the brim with 400-year-old gold and silver coins.
The agricultural engineer counted 1,029 coins which included rare King James I and King Charles I examples.
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