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Hacksilver
, deposited in England c. 910, also contains 8,600 coins, as well as these ingots and pieces of jewellery and plate. Hacksilver (sometimes referred to as hacksilber) consists of fragments of cut and bent silver items that were used as bullion or as currency by weight during the Bronze Age and Middle Ages.
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, deposited in England c. 910, also contains 8,600 coins, as well as these ingots and pieces of jewellery and plate. Hacksilver (sometimes referred to as hacksilber) consists of fragments of cut and bent silver items that were used as bullion or as currency by weight during the Bronze Age and Middle Ages.
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