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<p>[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 5977352, member: 115909"]I really like the Portables Antiquity Scheme that Britain has.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way it works is simple:</p><p><br /></p><p>There are certain criteria for a find to be classified as "treasure".</p><p><br /></p><p>For example: It has to be over 400 years old. It has to be worth over a certain amount. It has to be deposited all on one occasion and other criteria.</p><p><br /></p><p>If it IS classified as a "treasure" by an independent assessment then the government requires that any institution (museum, university, etc.,) that wants it has to pay fair market value for it. But they do get first dibs at buying it.</p><p><br /></p><p>I really like it because it encourages finders to come forward.</p><p><br /></p><p>The way Germany does it encourages people to keep it a secret and sell discreetly to private collectors without the academic community even having a chance to do studies & research on the coins & where they were found.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>
[QUOTE="Gam3rBlake, post: 5977352, member: 115909"]I really like the Portables Antiquity Scheme that Britain has. The way it works is simple: There are certain criteria for a find to be classified as "treasure". For example: It has to be over 400 years old. It has to be worth over a certain amount. It has to be deposited all on one occasion and other criteria. If it IS classified as a "treasure" by an independent assessment then the government requires that any institution (museum, university, etc.,) that wants it has to pay fair market value for it. But they do get first dibs at buying it. I really like it because it encourages finders to come forward. The way Germany does it encourages people to keep it a secret and sell discreetly to private collectors without the academic community even having a chance to do studies & research on the coins & where they were found.[/QUOTE]
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