Greatest Coin Hoards Ever Discovered

The Saddle Ridge Hoard of 2013 yielded 1,427 gold coins buried in California, worth 10 million dollars. The Frome Hoard in England contained 52,503 Roman coins.

The Cuerdale Hoard of 1840 had over 7,000 Viking silver coins. The Hoxne Hoard included 14,765 Roman gold and silver coins.

Each hoard tells a story of crisis, when people buried their wealth and never returned. Metal detectorists discover hundreds of hoards annually in Britain alone..