Metal detectorists unearth Saxon and Norman era coins estimated to be worth £5m

The coins were found somewhere in the ground in Somerset

A group of people have discovered a huge stash of coins after using a metal detector in the mud, which could be worth up to £5million. The discovery was made in Somerset and includes coins from the Saxon and Norman era.

After consulting the British Museum, it was discovered the pieces can be catalogued after coming from a "time where everything was different". The coins left the people baffled as to how they got there in the first place.

According to the man in the video, there were no banks in the area of where the coins were discovered.

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