A metal detectorist couple unearthed five rare 14th-century gold coins from the reign of Edward III in a field that could fetch up to £15,000 – and the find happened while one of them was suffering from leukemia.
Phil, 71, and Joan Castle, 70, found the five pieces, still in immaculate condition, in a ploughed field near their home in New Romney, Kent.
Mr Castle was having chemotherapy treatment when the pair stumbled upon a medieval brass purse bar eight inches underground,
