Metal detecting pals find 'amazing hoard' in famer's field

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Two metal detectorists found an incredible hoard of about 400 Medieval coins in a famer's field. Pals Chris Evans and James Fraser discovered the 700-year-old silver coins on farm land on the Welsh island of Anglesey last weekend, North Wales Live reports.

Chris, 47, said: "It was a whopping signal. "The beeping nearly blew my ears off! It was amazing". They had discovered an incredible collection of mud-covered currency which appear to date back to the time of castle builder King Edward I.

In a video of their find, Chris says: "We're going to have to phone somebody!" and James, 53, says: "I can see a big pile there Chris.

There are hundreds and hundreds of them. Look at them!" The pals have notified the authorities under the Treasure Act. A special vehicle is being sent to take the coins to the National Museum of Wales in Cardiff on Wednesday for assessment.