It’s official – Jersey’s coin hoard is the biggest found in Britain

The Jersey Heritage team of researchers, who have been picking apart the discovery piece by piece, have now removed more than 55,000 coins from the 2,000-year-old hoard.

It was officially crowned the biggest haul ever discovered in the British Isles when the team removed the 54,952nd coin.

Neil Mahrer, Jersey Museum conservator, said the discovery has been great for Jersey and has boosted the number of tourists visiting the museum and La Hougue Bie – where many of the gold torques and other treasures within the haul have

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