The Ellerby Hoard is one of the greatest and most unexpected historic finds in recent times
In 1700, her husband Joseph’s family had purchased the manor house of Wood Hall, and in 1820 a new house named Wood Hall was built, this time by the Maisters. Both families owned numerous properties in the village.
A curator who has studied the family papers said: “In 1739 there was a reissuing of coinage and according to at least one surviving letter between Henry and his younger brother, Nathaniel, apparently the family were concerned about rumours of forgeries. Did Aunt Sarah get worried and stash some older coins in case?“Alternatively, it is possible Sarah was concerned about war with France and possible invasion in the 1740s and hid some coins late in her life without telling anyone.
In July 2019, the couple contacted his office to share details of a number of ‘gold, shiny and yellow coins that came from the earth’."We get a lot of calls from people who’ve found Granny’s stash in a biscuit tin in the attic and think it’s gold, but is actually old brass. I remember the call vividly.”
"They were spilling out of this tiny cup that was smaller than a can of Coke. They were so many handmade coins from pre-1660, along with machine-made ones as the former were phased out in the 1690s, all mixed in together, which is very unusual. There was a Portuguese Brazilian coin – the whole hoard was beyond special, unique and a moment when I pinched myself.”
The coins themselves were described by Mr Edmund as ‘workhorses’ far from mint condition which had been heavily used. The cup from the reign of Queen Anne – even older than the coins – is to be kept by the couple.
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