Couple Stunned as Tudor-Era Treasure Surfaces Beneath Their Backyard Garden

Image: A couple stumbled on a hidden stash of gold coins while working in their backyard garden. (iStock; David Guest Numismatics)

Treasure buried during English Reformation is headed to Swiss auction

By Andrea Margolis

A British family uncovered a treasure trove in their own backyard — and now it’s going under the hammer for a whopping six-figure sum.

The lot is being sold by coin dealer David Guest Numismatics. It will be auctioned in Zurich, Switzerland, on Nov. 5., and is expected to fetch more than £230,000, or roughly $308,000 U.S. dollars. 

Coin specialist David Guest told Fox News Digital the hoard was found by a Hampshire couple in Milford on Sea in April 2020.

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