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Investigators have been left scratching their heads as to why a treasure trove of gold coins was hidden in an old piano . The collection of 913 coins, declared as treasure by a coroner on Thursday, was found hidden beneath the instrument’s keyboard at a school in Shropshire as it was being retuned. It is reported the hoard could be worth hundreds of thousands of pounds, though it still has to be formally valued. Experts from the British Museum say the coins range in date from 1847 to 1915 and include 633 full sovereigns and 280 half-sovereigns. They were found neatly stacked in several hand-stitched bags and would have been worth around £773 at the time they were hidden, well above the average house price of £619. The collection is yet to be formally valued The majority of the coins date from the reign of Queen Victoria and were found to be 91.7% pure gold. At an inquest into the discovery, coroner John Ellery ruled that the gold coins were treasu...

From hoards of ancient coins to mysterious golden chalices, here are some of the most incredible (and valuable) treasure finds… 5,000 Anglo-Saxon silver coins – Estimated worth: £1million In 2015, a hoard of over 5,000 Anglo Saxon coins was unearthed near Lenborough, Buckinghamshire Last year, a hoard of over 5,000 Anglo Saxon coins was unearthed near Lenborough, Buckinghamshire – the largest discovery of coins in modern times. The impressive discovery was had by metal detector enthusiast Paul Coleman, who almost didn’t go to the dig as he could barely afford to fill up his car with petrol. Metal detector enthusiast Paul Coleman (pictured) made the discovery, which is worth an estimated £1.3million Hours later he found the incredible stash, which experts believe was buried following the Battle of Hastings to conceal it from the Norman invaders. The coins were in such good condition, they were set to raise at least £250 each, totalling over £1.3million ...