Homeowners accidentally discover a hidden item in their kitchen during renovations

A British couple, while renovating their country house in Dorset, accidentally discovered a hidden item, writes The Guardian.

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The couple had planned to break up the kitchen’s concrete floor to increase the ceiling height. During the renovation work, a broken ceramic vessel full of 400-year-old coins was found under the floor.

The British first reported it to the local police, but then sent the find to the British Museum for more detailed study and evaluation.

As it turned out, hidden under the floor were more than 1,000 gold coins, silver half-crowns, shillings and sixpences minted during the reigns of King James I and Charles I, as well as silver shillings and sixpences minted by Queen Elizabeth I and Mary I during the reign.

“One evening I was sitting with the children when suddenly my husband called me and said that they had found something. If we hadn’t decided to lower the floor, we would never have known about it. I assume that someone intended to return for them, but could not,” says Betty Fuchs, who works as a nurse.

The country house of the Fuchs family was built in the 17th century. They bought it in 2019 and started restoring the property right after.

The valuable coins are put up for sale at an auction that will take place on April 23. They are expected to fetch around £35,000 (around €40,000).

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