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| Ellerby: Gold coins found hidden under kitchen floor sell for £754,000 | Ellerby: Gold coins found hidden under kitchen floor sell for £754,000 |
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| The coins, found underneath concrete and 18th Century floorboards in 2019, have attracted worldwide attention | The coins, found underneath concrete and 18th Century floorboards in 2019, have attracted worldwide attention |
| A treasure trove of more than 260 gold coins discovered by a couple beneath their kitchen floor during renovations has sold for £754,000 at auction. | A treasure trove of more than 260 gold coins discovered by a couple beneath their kitchen floor during renovations has sold for £754,000 at auction. |
| The collection, found under a home in Ellerby, East Yorkshire in 2019, was spotted inside a pot hidden underneath concrete and 18th Century floorboards. | The collection, found under a home in Ellerby, East Yorkshire in 2019, was spotted inside a pot hidden underneath concrete and 18th Century floorboards. |
| The coins, dating from 1610-1727, belonged to the Fernley-Maisters, a Hull family involved in Baltic trading. | The coins, dating from 1610-1727, belonged to the Fernley-Maisters, a Hull family involved in Baltic trading. |
| The auctioneer called the final sale price "absolutely extraordinary". | The auctioneer called the final sale price "absolutely extraordinary". |
| The coins, whose provisional estimate of between £200,000-£250,000 was tripled after the story gained global attention, were eventually sold to dozens of buyers in individual lots by Spink & Son auctioneers in Bloomsbury, London. | The coins, whose provisional estimate of between £200,000-£250,000 was tripled after the story gained global attention, were eventually sold to dozens of buyers in individual lots by Spink & Son auctioneers in Bloomsbury, London. |
| The auction house, which said the collection represented approximately £100,000 in today's money, called it "one of the largest hoards of 18th Century English gold coins ever found in Britain". | The auction house, which said the collection represented approximately £100,000 in today's money, called it "one of the largest hoards of 18th Century English gold coins ever found in Britain". |
| Interest had come from private collectors from around the world, including in America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan, it said. | Interest had come from private collectors from around the world, including in America, Europe, Australia, China and Japan, it said. |
| Renovation work uncovered the treasure in the kitchen of a couple's home in Ellerby, East Yorkshire | Renovation work uncovered the treasure in the kitchen of a couple's home in Ellerby, East Yorkshire |
| Auctioneer Gregory Edmund called the treasure trove "120 years of English history hidden in a pot the same size as a soda can". | Auctioneer Gregory Edmund called the treasure trove "120 years of English history hidden in a pot the same size as a soda can". |
| The identity of the couple who found the hoard remains undisclosed. | The identity of the couple who found the hoard remains undisclosed. |
| Mr Edmund said: "Picture the scene: you're choosing to re-lay your uneven kitchen floor, you put a pick-axe through the concrete and just beneath you see a tiny sliver of gold. | Mr Edmund said: "Picture the scene: you're choosing to re-lay your uneven kitchen floor, you put a pick-axe through the concrete and just beneath you see a tiny sliver of gold. |
| "At the time, you think it must just be a bit of electrical cable, but you find it's a gold round disc and beneath it there are hundreds more." | "At the time, you think it must just be a bit of electrical cable, but you find it's a gold round disc and beneath it there are hundreds more." |
| The London auction, featuring phone and online bidders, reached a "hammer price" of £628,000 for all the lots, with the final purchase price including fees calculated at £754,000. | The London auction, featuring phone and online bidders, reached a "hammer price" of £628,000 for all the lots, with the final purchase price including fees calculated at £754,000. |
| The discovery, found in a mug a similar size to a fizzy drink can, featured 264 gold coins in total | The discovery, found in a mug a similar size to a fizzy drink can, featured 264 gold coins in total |
| An imperfectly minted coin from 1720 fetched the highest individual price at £62,400, Spink & Son said. | An imperfectly minted coin from 1720 fetched the highest individual price at £62,400, Spink & Son said. |
| Auctioneer Mr Edmund described the bidding as "electrifying" during the sale of the most sought-after coins, with dozens of successful bidders. | Auctioneer Mr Edmund described the bidding as "electrifying" during the sale of the most sought-after coins, with dozens of successful bidders. |
| "I will never see an auction like this again," he added. | "I will never see an auction like this again," he added. |
| Spink & Son said Joseph Fernley and Sarah Maister married in 1694 and lived in Ellerby, with Joseph dying in 1725, aged 76. | Spink & Son said Joseph Fernley and Sarah Maister married in 1694 and lived in Ellerby, with Joseph dying in 1725, aged 76. |
| Sarah died aged 80 in 1745, with the "family line dying out soon after", the firm added. | Sarah died aged 80 in 1745, with the "family line dying out soon after", the firm added. |
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