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Ancient treasure, dating back 1,000 years, found buried at nuclear plant site: 'Fascinating find'

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1,000-year-old treasure unearthed at a construction site for a nuclear power plant in Suffolk , England .

The coins were issued between 1036 and 1044 , predating the Magna Carta by nearly 200 years .

They were found in "mint condition" in a lead and cloth package, in a bundle that researchers have compared to a Cornish pasty.

The owner of the coins may have been robbed during a regime change.