It looks like this is the biggest coin find in Germany from that Roman era. I wonder what the finder got for his efforts. They're in a museum area now: https://abcnews.com/International/w...ermanys-biggest-hoard-ancient-roman-136647641
I always felt bad for those detectorists over there. To find something that awesome knowing you have to turn it over.
Some finder's would have put the 7lbs of Roman silver coins in their bucket/bag and kept it to themselves.
Yes, it's nonsense. It's an example of government greed and overreach. Chances are there no great rarities in that hoard. The government won't make these coins available for public inspection. They will simply sit in a vault. The Smithsoian in this country does the same thing. If the coin is not on display, it's in a government vault. All of the important coins should be photographed and available for collectors to see on-line. Since the government owns them, the pictures should be free for collectors and researchers to use. I have a Washington before Boston medal that was struck from the original die pair. Years ago, I wanted an opportunity to compare it with the original gold medal which was awarded to George Washington. In 1876 a group of Boston residents pooled their funds, bought the piece and donated it to the Boston Public Library. Ihad read that they displayed on Washington's birthday every year. That's not true. I tried to arrange to see it, but got nowhere. If you are a 12 year old intern who can barely tell and Indian cent from a Lincoln cent, you will get to see such things. If you are 60 year old collector who has studied the history for 50 years, the answer is no. You can't see it. As you might have guessed, I am not a fan of donating coins and other items to museums.
