The most valuable metal detector finds in history
Danielle McAdam
29 October 2024
Rewarding detective work!
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Rare leopard coin: $234,000 (£173.6k)
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Two gold nuggets in Victoria: Two gold nuggets in Victoria: $246,000 (£186k)
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Ringlemere Cup: $391,000 ($631k/£486k today)
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Mojave Nugget: $400,000 ($533k/£410k today)
Reno Chris at English Wikipedia, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Leekfrith Torcs: $400,000 ($548k/£422k today)
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Santa Margarita Gold Chalice: $413,000 ($549k/£423k today)
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Shapwick Hoard: $428,000 ($635k/£489k today)
Rodw, CC BY-SA 3.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/3.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Milton Keynes Hoard: $469,000 ($695k/£535k today)
The Portable Antiquities Scheme/ The Trustees of the British Museum, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Frome Hoard: $497,000 ($597k/£460k today)
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Winchester Hoard: $564,000 ($808k/£622k today)
British Museum, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Newark Torc: $603,000 ($764k/£588k today)
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Wickham Market Hoard: $634,000 ($650k/£500k today)
Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Stirling Torcs: $675,000 ($930k/£716k today)
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Henry III coin: $884,000 (£648k)
The Portable Antiquities Scheme, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Hand of Faith: $1 million ($3.5m/£2.7m today)
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Boot of Cortez: $1.55 million ($2.3m/£1.8m today)
Courtesy Heritage Auctions
Lenborough Hoard: $2 million ($2.3m/£1.8m today)
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Galloway Hoard: $2.5 million ($3.4m/£2.6m today)
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Hoxne Hoard: $2.6 million ($4.7m/£3.6m today)
The Print Collector / Alamy Stock Photo
Figurine from King Henry VIII's lost crown: $2.7 million (£2m)
Courtesy Historic Royal Palaces
The Crosby Garrett Helmet: $3.7 million ($4.4/£3.4m today)
Portable Antiquities Scheme from London, England, CC BY 2.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
Stolen Herefordshire hoard: $4.1 million (£3.2m)
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Spanish Fleet gold coins: $4.5 million ($6m/£4.6m today)
By Augi Garcia - Photo Augi Garcia for Daniel Frank Sediwck, LLC Treasure Auction #4, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=5089987
Staffordshire Hoard: $4.8 million ($6.6m/£5.1m today)
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Battle of Hastings Coin Hoard: $5.6 million (£4.3m)
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Grouville Hoard: $5.8 million (£4.25m)
Man vyi, Public domain, via Wikimedia Commons
Derrynaflan Hoard: $7.9 million ($20.8m/£16m today)
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Black Swan Project: $500 million ($760m/£585m today)
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Denmark gold hoard: priceless
Vejlemuseerne / Vejle Konserveringscenter, CC BY-SA 4.0 <https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0>, via Wikimedia Commons
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