Buried treasure: 2,500 silver coins from 11th century found in U.K.

A group of people trawling a British field with metal detectors stumbled upon the find of a lifetime: a treasure trove of silver coins dating back nearly a millennium. The British Museum revealed the find Wednesday, calling it the largest hoard of coins ever to be discovered from the immediate aftermath of the 11th-century Norman conquest of England. The cache comprises 2,528 coins and some additional fragments. Many of them depict Harold II, the Anglo-Saxon king who was deposed during the conqu