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Title: What Do i have to declare? Post by: Stig(The) on July 02, 2009, 05:44:01 PM Factfile for those amongst us that are unaware...........
Treasure trove are artefacts found buried or secreted which are at least 300 years old; • They should also have a precious metal content (gold or silver) of at least 10 per cent. They can be single items or a hoard of coins, for example; • A coroner determines whether an item or items should be declared treasure trove after taking expert advice. If it is, it becomes the property of the Crown; • Such items are then offered to the British Museum or the National Museums and Galleries of Wales and valued; • If one of them wishes to purchase it, the value is divided between the finder and landowner. If not, the item is returned to the finder. Title: Re: What Do i have to declare? Post by: ROMAN STEVE on July 10, 2009, 10:18:59 PM Good info to put on i think that
should be printed on the box when you buy a detecter Title: Re: What Do i have to declare? Post by: hedgehog on July 10, 2009, 10:30:08 PM Not just gold or silver though Stig, that applies to coins, but if you find a hoard of say bronze axes they are also treasure trove and it goes on, so if something is 300 years old i.e. hoard of coins that isn't gold or silver , 10 or more I think they are also treasure trove!
Title: Re: What Do i have to declare? Post by: romano-brit on July 11, 2009, 06:31:30 AM bronze coins also count as treasure, had to declare a mini hoard of 10 bronze roman
any old bronze coins which contain 7 or more coins is also classed as treasure Title: Re: What Do i have to declare? Post by: Al.Thepastfinder, ( Alan ) on July 11, 2009, 07:14:22 AM ohhhh 7 old coins, has it been changed then, ????? it used to be you can find 9, but 10 would be treasure,
yes the same with bronze age artifacts , you can find one and say nothing, its not treasure, but more than 1 is, |