Under the kitchen floor, a cup of coffee leads a couple to a priceless golden treasure
A cup of coffee in Britain leads, a couple to find treasure in a way never unexpected. After the couple found 264 gold coins, they were hidden under the floor of their kitchen.
The couple found the gold coins, valued at about 754,000 pounds ($836,000), when a cup fell on the kitchen floor in their old house, which dates back to the eighteenth century
The cup broke part of the kitchen floor. This is what made the pair try to fix this fracture. For the couple to discover coins in a cup of polished porcelain, according to the British newspaper “The Sun”.
The couple contacted an auction company, where an expert confirmed that the gold coins date back to the period between 1610 and 1727. The expert pointed out that the gold coins date back to the reigns of James, Charles I and even George I, rulers of the United Kingdom in this period.
The currency auction witnessed a great turnout, as people from all countries of the world participated in it, according to the British newspaper, which indicated that it achieved a good number without revealing it or the identity of the buyers.