Sold Gold - Cadbury's Golden Egg which was commissioned for a calamitous national treasure hunt

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A special Cadbury's Golden Egg which was commissioned for a calamitous national treasure hunt 38 years ago has sold for a record £37,000.

A dozen certificates entitling the finder to one of the 250-gram decorative eggs were buried in caskets across Britain and finders had to unravel cryptic clues to find the secret locations.

But the chocolate company was forced to call it off due to the...
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BNPS.co.uk (01202 558833)
Pic: Batemans/BNPS

A special Cadbury's Golden Egg which was commissioned for a calamitous national treasure hunt 38 years ago has sold for a record £37,000.

A dozen certificates entitling the finder to one of the 250-gram decorative eggs were buried in caskets across Britain and finders had to unravel cryptic clues to find the secret locations.

But the chocolate company was forced to call it off due to the number of complaints from landowners sparked by hordes of people digging up private property and protected sites.
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