Silver coins are highly prized by dealers and collectors — not just because of their silver content, but also because they tend to be scarcer than coins minted with copper, nickel, zinc and ...
The 2,528 silver coins were found in the Chew Valley ... hoard is "hugely significant" as it contains double the number of Harold coins than all previous known finds combined.
A subsequent excavation by the authorities exhumed approximately 2,940 coins and over 200 thin silver fragments decorated with geometric designs, all buried inside a broken ceramic vessel hidden ...