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Brit Finds $5M in Roman Coins With Metal Detector

By Hugh CollinsJul 8th 2010 – 3:16PM
Sang Tan, AP

Sang Tan, AP

(July 8) -- A British treasure hunter has stumbled upon the country's biggest-ever find of Roman coins buried in a field in southwest England. Using a metal detector, Dave Crisp found a hoard of more than 52,000 coins buried in an enormous pot in county Somerset. The bronze and silver coins date from the third century...

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