▁ ▁Mark ing ▁the ▁spot ▁with ▁stones , ▁he ▁decided ▁not ▁to ▁dig ▁for ▁the ▁co ins ▁until ▁the ▁following ▁night — say ing ▁" th ese ▁co ins ▁have ▁been ▁waiting ▁two ▁thousand ▁years ▁for ▁me ▁to ▁find ▁them , ▁so ▁they ▁can ▁wait ▁one ▁more ▁night ▁for ▁me " ▁to ▁explain ▁why ▁he ▁had ▁not ▁pressed ▁on ▁with ▁the ▁extra ction . ▁With ▁a ▁sp ade , ▁he ▁d ug ▁out ▁ 7 7 4 ▁more ▁co ins . ▁The ▁field ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁pl ough ed ▁since ▁ 1 9 8 0 , ▁and ▁the ▁ground ▁had ▁the ▁consist ency ▁of ▁cl ay , ▁but ▁previous ▁agricult ural ▁work ▁on ▁the ▁field ▁had ▁scattered ▁the ▁co ins ▁over ▁a ▁ ▁area ▁after ▁breaking ▁the ▁top ▁of ▁the ▁black ▁ear then ware ▁pot ▁they ▁had ▁been ▁buried ▁in . ▁Some ▁co ins ▁were ▁still ▁inside ▁the ▁broken ▁pot , ▁and ▁most ▁were ▁found ▁ ▁under ▁the ▁ground . ▁ ▁After ▁was hing ▁them ▁in ▁warm ▁water , ▁Dark ▁gave ▁the ▁co ins ▁to ▁the ▁land owner , ▁who ▁reported ▁the ▁find ▁to ▁Su ff olk ▁County ▁Council ▁Arch ae ological ▁Service . ▁ ▁Ex c av ation ▁The ▁British ▁Museum ▁and ▁Su ff olk ▁County ▁Council ▁fund ed ▁exc av ation ▁of ▁the ▁site ▁between ▁ 1 4 – 1 5 ▁October ▁ 2 0 0 8 , ▁and ▁found ▁that ▁the ▁ho ard ▁had ▁been ▁buried ▁in ▁a ▁d itch ed ▁en closure , ▁possibly ▁a ▁" rect il ine