The highest treasure in the UK – level 1

The highest treasure in the UK

29-10-2024 07:00

A group of people finds 2,584 old silver coins in the ground. The coins come from the time of the Norman Conquest.

The coins sell for 4.3 million pounds or 5.5 million dollars. It is the most valuable treasure in the UK. The people who find the coins use metal detectors in Somerset in 2019. They will give some money to the person who owns the land. One finder says that it is like winning the lottery.

The coins are from the time of Harold II and William the Conqueror. After almost six years, the coins will go back to Somerset. The finders are excited to keep searching for more treasure.

Difficult words: coin (metal money), valuable (costing a lot of money), treasure (a lot of something expensive such as money, jewels, stones, or metals).

You can watch the original video in the Level 3 section.

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