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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Conder101, post: 1555419, member: 66&quot;]They do have to be turned over to the county coroner.&nbsp; They will almost certainly be declared Treasure.&nbsp; This is NOT a bad thing. The Museuems will be offered the coins BUT they have to come up with and pay the fair market value for them if they want to keep them.&nbsp; If they don&#039;t want them or can&#039;t come up with the money they will be returned to the finder and they will become his property.&nbsp; Or rather his and the landowner.&nbsp; Typically treasure trove findings are split equally between the finder and the land owner.</p><p><br /></p><p>If potential treasure finds are not reported and then learned about later they can be confiscated and fines can be levied.&nbsp; It is actually to the finders benefit to report finds.&nbsp; This is one of the things that makes the British Treasure Trove laws such a good thing.&nbsp; The finder can&#039;t get hurt by them and it identifies archeological site and helps to prevent looting.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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