treasure process

[Kev]

if you do happen to find treasure this is the process that you will go through....takes time to
http://www.ipswichdetector.net/downloads/treasureflowchart.pdf

[ancientpat]

I have an item of treasure which is going before the committee today  in the British Museum which was found and reported in May 2007. As you can see it can be a long process so don't expect a quick result !!

                                                 Pat.

[Kev]

hope you dont mind me asking pat what did you find 

[Neil]

As most of you know - I am also still waiting. Fast approaching a year now. It's beyond a joke. We get 14 days - they get as long as they choose. Speaking to other members the wait is getting longer by the year.

If you throw in the horror stories of things being broken (ask James on this site}, wrongly valued and lost. It all hardly encourages people to report finds any more.

Neil

[ancientpat]

Part of a middle bronze age bracelet, approx. 3500 years old.
Unfortunately the museum in Devises want it so that's the last I will see of it, I think I would have  forgone the value if I could have kept  the item.
                                       
                                        Pat.

[Kev]

on the subject of finds been told by a coin collector friend ,and he is not a metal detectorist that a lot of finds coins, artifacts are being kept back from the proper authorities and are being sold privately .

[sodbuster]

I found part of a silver pin and it took over 12 months before I heard any news of its return

[coleggwent(phil)]

you are so lucky one year it took them 4 yes 4 years to sort my bronze hoard out i gaveup in the end phoning them so bad news guys it can take alot longer the £500 i had for it i think i spent on the phone bill i was so comfused dot com why so long the truth is boys in there own time and not before its one big con i done like to say that but i need to  regards phil

[mole]

I must be the exception to the rule when Ifound my small hoard of hammered silver about twenty years ago within a year Ihad to attend court for a treasure trove desision it went against the crown due to the fact the coins were,nt contained in anything !! we seem to have taken a big step backwards mole

[DIGGA]

wow    what a rip off ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you get  14 days to inform  people of your find then they  take  years  to get it sorted for you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,  and they wonder why people sell  the finds  privatly    durrrrrrrrrrrr        if they got it sorted  much     much     faster  then there  would  definatly  be   MANY   MANY     more finds  handed in