A schoolboy who made a snowball literally hit the jackpot and scooped up a rare 16th Century coin worthalmost £1,000.

Brandon Sara, 10, was playing in the snow when he knelt down to prepare his latest weapon to hurl at friends. But in his new ball he was shockedto discover a 500-year-old Tudor coin.

He had been seeking cover in ground that had recently been disturbed by building work at Robartes Junior School in Bodmin, Cornwall.

After cleaning it off Brandon realised it was an old coin, and took it to his teacher, Paul Rigby, for further help identifying the find.

Mr Rigby was quickly able to identify the coin as a Tudor six pence piece,dating back to 1562.

Brandon, of Bodmin, Cornwall, said: "I felt really lucky, it's exciting. It was snowing, so I picked up a snowball and it was just stickingout.

"It's a six pence piece - everyone was using it in 1562. I have to speak to the headteacher now to see what I want to do with it."

The school are hoping it may now be sitting on a treasure trove of long-lost Tudor coins.

Paul Rigby said: "We've put the coin under the microscope and it certainly seems genuine.

"Brandon found it in the soil where we've had some new posts installed in the grounds.

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