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Hoard of 1,000-year-old coins unearthed in a farmer's field sells for $5.6 million

Oct. 22, 2024 10:27 AM EDT

LONDON (AP) — Adam Staples knew he’d found something when his metal detector let out a beep. And then another. And another. Soon “it was just ‘beep beep, beep beep, beep beep,’” Staples said. In a farmer’s field in southwest England, Staples and six...