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Title: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 08:09:54 PM
I recieved my first letter to do with my treasure case today , the british museum said that the shropshire museum want to acquire them so far its taken 16 months todate why does it take so long  A freind of mine had there case sorted  in about 8 to 9 months sorry i have no pics yet but they were 3 cut halves  2 of king john 1 of william 1 will post when i have pics , just wondered if anyone else has had to wait so long  [roger g]  ;D


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: Chef Geoff on April 07, 2012, 08:19:43 PM
I had to wait 13 months for a posie ring and that was just to tell me that it wasn't going to go as far as the coroner :-\


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 08:23:25 PM
Cheers chef geoff for reply did u lose it ?


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: Chef Geoff on April 07, 2012, 08:28:16 PM
No that's what I mean it never went to inquest, it was deemed not provable over 300 years so was returned. I had two more last year that had the same outcome but they only took 4 and 8 months.


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 08:33:06 PM
Geoff is there any way to get them back .or is that it if a museum wants them roger g ?


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: Chef Geoff on April 07, 2012, 08:39:00 PM
If a museum has shown interest and the coins can be proven to be from the same group (thus TT) then I'm afraid that as long as the museum has the funds, they will be deemed treasure trove and property of the state and you will get the trifling reward :(


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 08:43:03 PM
Cheers geoff


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 08:51:26 PM
im surprised that 3 cut halfs are deemed treasure ,,,,,i should move 15 miles down the road ;D ;D


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 08:58:23 PM
Yes I was surprised as well if it hadn't been for our club ?


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: Chef Geoff on April 07, 2012, 09:03:19 PM
Roger how were they placed in relation to each other, all in the same hole? and what else has come off that field? if it could be proven that it was a road, path, market site etc and that the coins are from 3 different losses (or give reasonable doubt) then you may be able to make a case that they don't constitute treasure.


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 09:11:38 PM
They came up in the same hole I have not had anything else older than a Charles 11 of that field  its down as a small coin hoard / purse loss


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: nfl on April 07, 2012, 09:16:16 PM
same hole mate,,makes all the diofferance ,your caught up in the system now,,,,,im still surprised that  a shropshire museum wants to buy em ,,when i was living at ironbridge the council were a tight bunch of t***s ;D


Title: Re: Its only taken 16 months
Post by: roger g on April 07, 2012, 09:23:36 PM
Yeah shropshire county museum its. Going forward to inquest they qualify as treasure ?


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