Metal detectorist searching Gold Rush campsite uncovers 'extremely rare' relic: 'Such a buzz'

A metal detectorist uncovered a rare 19th-century Japanese coin at an Australian Gold Rush campsite near Ballarat, calling the discovery "extremely rare."


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