
Metal detectorist searching Gold Rush campsite uncovers 'extremely rare' relic: 'Such a buzz'
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Calling the find "extremely rare," a metal detectorist discovered a rare 19th-century Japanese bronze coin at an Australian Gold Rush campsite near Ballarat, Victoria.
"I can't wait to see what else I can detect from this location." Andrea Margolis is a lifestyle writer for Fox News Digital and Fox Business. Readers can follow her on X at @andreamargs or send story tips to andrea.margolis@fox.com.
The field, north of the mining town of Ballarat, had been used as a campsite during the Australian Gold Rush, which began in 1851 and continued for decades.
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