Ron and Jennie Whetton they came upon a small fortune during the renovation of his house. The couple found the 45 Spanish coins from the 16th century walled-in their old house while in Castillonnès in France.
Value pronašenih gold coins to the first estimate is about 8,000 pounds (20,000 KM), but it is assumed that due to the numismatic value of this gold coin could be worth a lot more.
Coins are left in the vault at the bank, but they hope to sell them to a collector in order to earn some money for the restoration of his house.
"Discovering these bags with golden coins for me it was like a small window that took me to a different world, a different life and really is unbelievable," said Jennie Whetton.