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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;DonnaML, post: 5134332, member: 110350&quot;]Fascinating article. I had read about the case before, but this was the most detailed treatment.&nbsp; In general, the U.K. system, while not perfect of course, seems to work rather well to incentivize the reporting of hoard finds. Certainly a great deal better than the systems in many Eastern European countries where, as I understand it, all metal detecting of ancient coins and artefacts is illegal. Why would anyone ever report anything they found?</p><p><br /></p><p>Do I understand correctly from the article that under UK law, bronze coins (or any coins &lt; 10% silver) do not have to be reported, no matter how many one finds?&nbsp; So if a detectorist finds 500 post-250 AD antoniniani, he or she can simply keep or sell them?&nbsp; What if they find a mixed hoard of 500 bronze coins and three silver coins? Do they have to report only the silver coins, or the entire find?[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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