Treasure-hunter, 50, who unearthed 99 silver Anglo-Saxon coins in farmer's field

[garryson]

A builder who stumbled upon 99 silver Anglo Saxon coins in a farmer's field has hit the jackpot after they fetched €106689.58 at auction.
Don Crawley, 50, will take home half of the hefty cash haul, which is to be split with the landowner of the forgotten Saxon church site in Suffolk.



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[Georgivs]

Anyone who thinks they treat treasure finders poorly in the UK doesn't live in a state that "owns" everything in the ground. At least in the UK the government pays you for it.

 

[KANACKI]

Anyone who thinks they treat treasure finders poorly in the UK doesn't live in a state that "owns" everything in the ground. At least in the UK the government pays you for it.

I have always maintained the 50/50 deal between landholder and finder is a good deal. After all if it was just finders keepers. There is no incentive for a land holder to allow people permission to metal detect on their property if they get nothing. And government if the treasure is treasure trove have pay a fair market price for it. I see it as a win win situation.

Kanacki