Hailed as a “historic discovery,” metal detectorists led archaeologists to the largest Viking Age hoard of silver coins ever to be found in Norway. On April 10, metal detectorists uncovered 19 silver coins at the site.

The number of coins grew exponentially — initially to 70, then to 500, and eventually to over 1000. Currently, the hoard contains between 2970 and 3150 pieces, and archaeologists are still on-site, expecting to unearth even more coins.