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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 458119, member: 12789&quot;]Troubling though that they do not have a &quot;Treasure Trove&quot; law in place in Netherlands like they do in Great Britain.&nbsp; The &quot;Treasure Trove&quot; insures that these finds are cataloged etc. and that museums get choice of the finds.&nbsp; The finders are compensated for the finds - an important incentive to reporting the finds in the first place.</p><p><br /></p><p>Without such a law in place - finds can be looted and sold off without cataloging and documentation.</p><p><br /></p><p>As an example, I have a 17th century Irish token that was found in Shropshire England by a detectorist last year.&nbsp; A 17th century token is not typically reported under the &quot;Treasure Trove&quot; act, but this one was because it was an Irish token and was a rather unusual find even in rural England.&nbsp; Because it was reported and documented, when I purchased the piece I have a complete record of when, where and by whom it was found.&nbsp; The seller had to get an export license, but all the documentation on the otherwise common piece to be found in Ireland, but this was found in England, makes it all the more fascinating.</p><p><br /></p><p><img src="http://www.geocities.com/scottishmoney/17thtokens/irelandmcwilsontoken1672.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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