Known as a Continental Dollar the coin measuring 38mm across and made of pewter was minted in 1776.
A very rare American coin from the year of the Declaration of Independence has sold for £25,000 after being found in a toffee tin.
The Continental Dollar coin, measuring 38mm across and made of pewter, was minted in 1776 and had a limited production run, with around 6,000 believed to have been made and as few as 100 thought to remain.
The coin was brought to Wotton Auction Rooms in Wotton-under-Edge, Glos, by a private vendor in a large toffee tin, which also contained other coins, jewellery, carved stone and fossils.
After being sent to the United States to be verified by coin grading experts the Numismatic Guaranty Company, due to its rarity and the number of fakes in existence, the coin sold for £25,000 at the auction.
Auctioneer Joseph Trinder said: “This coin represents a discovery that is in the top five of my career to date, and the sort of thing every auctioneer up and down the country hopes they’ll find.
“We discovered it in a large toffee tin a private vendor brought to us, full of all manner of interesting sorts of knick-knacks - other coins, little bits of jewellery, carved stone and fossils.
"We had a jolly good look through and made sure we got to the bottom of everything inside.
"There were some really interesting pieces like gold coins and some other valuable items, but, languishing at the bottom of this tin of treasures we found this amazing Continental Dollar coin.”
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