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Scot discovers 700-year-old coin from William Wallace era with metal detector

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William Wallace buried in the ground for 700 years.John MacEachen was using a metal detector to hunt for treasure in a field in Perthshire when he found the incredible medieval pennyThe tour guide, originally from Glasgow, filmed the moment he unearthed the silver hammered coin fully intact, describing it as 'absolutely fantastic'.John, who runs Visit Scotland Tours, explained the coin, known as a Longcross penny, dates back to around 1290 to 1300 and pictures Edward I - who famously had William Wallace executed in London.In the clip, posted on YouTube and Tik Tok, he says: "Look what I've found.

Do you see that? That looks like another silver coin."It's a hammered coin. It has gothic lettering, oh my goodness look at that.

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