The coins were later linked to the Fernley-Maisters — a wealthy family of importers and exporters of timber, coal and iron ore — and date anywhere from 1610 to 1727, according to theIn August, the coins were valued at just over $280,000 by the London auction house Spink & Son, according to theThe discovery of the coins gained global attention, raising the value of the discovery before they were sold at a London auction.
The coins, separated into lots, were sold to dozens of buyers from around the world for more than $850,000 on Saturday. An un-named couple who found a hoard of 264 gold coins dating back to King James I under their 18th century kitchen floor inThe coins had been kept in a salt-glazed pot & sold at London auctioneers Spink & Son last week.