ESSEX, England — A British inquest is being held to determine the rightful owners of a stash of gold coins found inside an antique piano during restoration efforts.

The Shrewsbury Coroner’s Court heard a repair worker hired by the instrument’s new owners discovered someone had previously stashed an undisclosed number of gold coins inside the upright piano — coins that date between 1847 and 1915.

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(Photo courtesy British Museum’s Portable Antiquities Scheme)