UK treasure hunter finds 52,000 Roman coins

=OG=CuZ · #1 07-08-2010, 10:49 PM

LONDON – A treasure hunter has found about 52,500 Roman coins, one of the largest such discoveries ever in Britain, officials said Thursday. The hoard, which was valued at 3.3 million pounds ($5 million)

http://news.yahoo.com/s/ap/20100708/...in_roman_coins

After reading some of the comments, sounds like the Government with take the find over. The guy deserves at least 50% for his time and honesty.

The Treasure Act

http://www.finds.org.uk/treasure

The Portable Antiquities Scheme!!! Enigma, how many finds have you posted?

=OG=CuZ · #2 07-09-2010, 09:22 PM

Enigma, is this true?
If so, God save the Queen.

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So here's how the "Treasure Act" works: Its simple, ANY treasure found in Britain is automatically the personal property of the Queen. The person who finds it may get a "reward" (usually a pittance and generally a nice important-looking certificate to hang on the wall) but thats it...the Queen (the richest woman on earth) gets it ALL and the finder gets diddly-squat.! No kidding!