Man unearths 3,000-year-old gold bracelet in field after mistaking it for tinfoil – and turns out it’s worth £20k

NewsUK News A MAN has unearthed a 3,000-year-old gold bracelet after thinking it was just a bit of tinfoil – and it’s worth a cool £20,000. Idris Thomas unearthed the Bronze Age bracelet with his metal detector on farmland after first thinking it was worthless. Idris Thomas, pictured, had been metal detecting for about 20 minutes when he discovered the bracelet Credit: WNS The bracelet is thought to date back to the Bronze Age and is said to be worth as much as £20k Credit: WNS But Idris was later to learn the jewellery piece was 92.8 percent gold and believed to date back several thousand years. The piece – worth between £15,000-£20,0000 – was declared treasure at an inquest, with a coroner calling it “absolutely stunning.” Sign up for The Sun newsletter Thank you! Idris had been scanning the field belonging to Geraint Edwards, in Llanuwchllyn, Gwynedd, Wales, for about 20 minutes when his detector alerted him. “I thought it was another bit of tin foil to begin with, and I just saw a flash of gold and dug a little bit around it,” he said. Idris said he only took up the hobby two years ago after seeing something on TV and had already made the “once in a lifetime” find. He said: “I’m absolutely shocked, over the moon and it’s hard to describe the feeling. “I’m sure some people have been at it for 10 years and haven’t found anything like this,” Farmer Mr Edwards said he had always believed his land had a “quite unique feeling to it”. Most read in The Sun “There’s no stamp or anything on it, but I suppose they hadn’t started stamping gold at that time.” He said the bracelet had been sent away to experts for analysis and he was keen to learn more about its origin. “Some people never have the chance to find such a thing on their own land,” he said. Comment now