Here’s what you’ll learn when you read this story:The renovation of a 17 th century long-house in England unearthed roughly 100 coins from during the first English Civil War. century long-house in England unearthed roughly 100 coins from during the first English Civil War. In a remarkable discovery, a couple accidentally unearthed a treasure trove of 17th-century coins while renovating their farm in West Dorset, England. Robert Fooks struck a glazed pottery bowl with his pickaxe, revealing about 100 coins dating back to the first English Civil War. “If we hadn’t lowered the floor, they would still be hidden there,” Betty Fooks told The Guardian.