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Pictured: Stephen Eldridge with his trusty metal detector<br />
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A metal detectorist has struck prehistoric gold after uncovering Britain's oldest coin hoard worth £30,000.<br />
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Stephen Eldridge, a retired amateur historian, found 12 Iron Age gold coins dating back more than 2,000 years.<br />
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The 68-year-old was searching farmland in Buckinghamshire when his metal detector 'struck gold' in November 2019.<br />
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After going through the treasure process Mr Eldridge has now put the coins up for auction with London-based coin specialists Spink.<br />
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Specialist Gregory Edmund said while individual gold coins of this period have been found before, a hoard from this date is incredibly rare.