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Historic coins worth £160k stolen from Swanton Morley | Historic coins worth £160k stolen from Swanton Morley |
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Seven historic coins worth about £160,000 have been stolen from a village in Norfolk, police said. | Seven historic coins worth about £160,000 have been stolen from a village in Norfolk, police said. |
The coins, including two Henry VIII sovereigns and a 1692 William and Mary five guinea, were taken from a home in Swanton Morley. | |
A man visited the house to buy a coin which had been advertised, but ran off with the hoard when the owner left him alone while making a phone call. | A man visited the house to buy a coin which had been advertised, but ran off with the hoard when the owner left him alone while making a phone call. |
The man is described by police as white and in his early 30s. | The man is described by police as white and in his early 30s. |
Other coins taken by the thief on Tuesday morning include a 1642 triple unite, a James Rose Royal, an Elizabeth I sovereign and a 1679 five guinea. | Other coins taken by the thief on Tuesday morning include a 1642 triple unite, a James Rose Royal, an Elizabeth I sovereign and a 1679 five guinea. |
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