A grandmother in Great Britain made an amazing discovery with her metal detector.
Shelley Couzins, a 58-year-old metal-detecting hobbyist, happened upon a medieval gold cross in a farmer’s field that could be worth up to $27,000.
Southwest News Service (SWNS) initially reported on this find, which took place back in August but was only recently made public.
“It was quite quiet all morning, and then I heard this beep,” Couzins said, after searching for about five hours and finding nothing before making the miraculous discovery.
When she unearthed the gold cross, she initially believed it was costume jewelry. Then the other hobbyists she was with told her it was made of real gold, which made Couzins realize the weight of what she had just discovered.
But Couzins won’t be able to keep this discovery. Because it was classified as treasure after it was weighed at 10.6g, it has to be handed in to a Finds Liaison Officer.
“I was really excited but at the same time a little bit underwhelmed because I knew that I would have to hand it in. I was absolutely gutted because I like to keep everything I find. I know I will probably never see it again,” Couzins recalled.
It has since been identified as a medieval gold reliquary cross with Jesus’ crucifixion on one side and Mary with Jesus on the other.
The good news is that she can still profit from the find. It is now with the British Museum, which will decide whether they want to keep it. If they do so, they will assign a monetary value, which will be split between Couzins and the landowner.
Talk about a successful day of detecting.
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