The coin was consigned to the auctioneer by Wentworth “Wenty” Beaumont, whose father found it in a tin in his study at the family estate in northern England. Beaumont’s ancestor, William ...

Tin mining in Cornwall can be traced back to around 2100 BC. This was during England’s Bronze Age, in which demand for copper and tin surged. Source: Cornwall Live’s X Feed. By the 19th ...

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