A British woman found a rare gold coin from the era of King Charles I, in the middle of a pile of coins, and the coin can be sold for 2,500 pounds sterling, and the historical piece of gold was discovered, which is 20 shillings, dating back to the year 1625, with about 200 old coins and papers. other cash.

The owner found the 400-year-old coin in the back of a dresser drawer at her late aunt’s home in Tunbridge Wells, Kent, and thought it was a fake coin until an antiques expert revealed its true value, according to the British Daily Mail.

The coin is up for sale at auction next May

The coin will be offered for sale at auction on May 23, and is set to fetch between £1,500 and £2,500. Robin Fletcher, an antiques appraiser, said: “The saleswoman found the coin in the back of a dressing table drawer when she was sorting after a death. her late aunt.

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“It was amazing to extract a 400-year-old gold coin of Charles I from a mixture of coins of lower value,” said the owner of the coin. Charles I (1600-1649) was King of England, Scotland and Ireland from March 27, 1625 until his execution in 1649..