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Viking coin 'savings account' declared treasure

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Many of the pieces date between 1000 and 1065 AD .

The majority were minted during the reign of Edward the Confessor, who ruled between 1042 and 1066 .

The coins range from 0.7 in ( 17mm ) to 0.8 in ( 20.5mm ) in diameter.