Diver accidentally discovers world's oldest gold coin

Diver accidentally discovers world's oldest gold coin
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A diver in Bulgaria discovered what is thought to be the world's oldest gold coin — and the find was apparently accidental.

The scuba diver saw the coin near Sozopol on Bulgaria's Black Sea coast, Bulgaria's BTA news agency reported, and gave it to Bozhidar Dimitrov, the head of the National History Museum in Sofia.

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Meghan DeMaria

Meghan DeMaria is a staff writer at TheWeek.com. She has previously worked for USA Today and Marie Claire.