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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;scottishmoney, post: 4961000, member: 12789&quot;]It does have to be reported - to the Portable Antiquities Scheme, which on the surface sounds a bit heavy handed - but finders are duly compensated if the PAS determines that a museum should benefit from a historically significant find.&nbsp; Otherwise the PAS returns the item to the finder.&nbsp; Here is a token I own that was found by a detectorist in rural Shropshire in 2007:[ATTACH=full]1192590[/ATTACH]</p><p><br /></p><p>After he reported the find, it was cataloged and returned.&nbsp; It is a fairly common Irish token from 1672 - but unusual because it turned up in rural northern England demonstrating a possible trade route etc.&nbsp; When I purchased the token from the finder he had to secure an export license from the PAS to send the coin out of Britain - a fee free service that took about 3-4 days and then he shipped the coin to me.&nbsp; So this coin has documentation of where and when it was found and the significance of it&#039;s being found.&nbsp; It adds an uncommon provenance to a rather common token.</p><p><br /></p><p>So far from being heavy handed authorities - the PAS is actually beneficial to the crown and collectors and detectorists.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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