Huge Iron Age haul of coins found

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

The 824 so-called staters were found in a broken
pottery jar buried in a field near Wickham Market
by a local man using a metal detector.

Each of the 824 coins is made of pure gold
and weighs 5 grams




http://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/uk_news/england/suffolk/7835228.stm
also
http://www.poligazette.com/2009/01/17/brit-finds-one-million-euro-in-golden-coins/

all have a good un..........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[EDDE]

 

[GL]

Thats over 4 kilos of gold! Should be worth plenty.

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

Thats over 4 kilos of gold! Should be worth plenty.

 

[seger98]

So who gets to keep the coins? I seen in one of the posts (I believe it was Crusader) said that they have to turn things like that over to the goverment

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

seger98,

"After the treasure trove inquest, they will be offered
to museums at their current value."

Finder receives a fair fee.
The land owner also receives a fee.



I THINK NOT SURE

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[seger98]

seger98,

"After the treasure trove inquest, they will be offered
to museums at their current value."

Finder receives a fair fee.

I THINK NOT SURE

have a good un.....
SHERMANVILLE

OK Shem, that leads to the next question, what's fair? 50/50?


Chris

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

seger98,

no idea.

Somewhere on the net are the rules on how they do things.

have a good un........
SHERMANVILLE

 

[SHERMANVILLE ILLINOIS]

seger98,



"A treasure trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold, silver, gemstones, money, jewellery, or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. However, both the legal definition of what constitutes a treasure trove and its treatment under law varies considerably from country to country, and from era to era.

The term is also often used metaphorically. Collections of articles published as a book are often titled Treasure Trove, as in A Treasure Trove of Science. This was especially fashionable for titles of children's books in the early- and mid-20th century."

More: (may answer your question?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_trove

have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

 

[ashleen]

Yowsa!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

 

[seger98]

seger98,



"A treasure trove may broadly be defined as an amount of gold, silver, gemstones, money, jewellery, or any valuable collection found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. However, both the legal definition of what constitutes a treasure trove and its treatment under law varies considerably from country to country, and from era to era.

The term is also often used metaphorically. Collections of articles published as a book are often titled Treasure Trove, as in A Treasure Trove of Science. This was especially fashionable for titles of children's books in the early- and mid-20th century."

More: (may answer your question?)

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_trove

have a good un....
SHERMANVILLE

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