Rare 300-year-old coin found in four-year-old’s toy treasure chest sells...

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Rare 300-year-old coin found in four-year-old's toy treasure chest sells for £270,000



A labourer who found one of Britain's rarest coins in his four-year-old son's toy treasure chest is celebrating today after it sold for more than £270,000.

The 35-year-old had been given the 'lost' 300-year-old Queen Anne Vigo five guinea coin by his late grandfather 30 years ago to play pirate games with.

After he bought his own son a treasure chest, he dug the shiny gold coin out of a drawer and gave it to him to play with.

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