[DesertRhino]

In England, the coins found on private property, now belong to the state. In America, you find old forgotten buried coins inyour field, You own them.

Just *another* reason why.

Never give up our guns.

[RedMonqey]

Just *another* reason why.

That's why they are called SUBJECTS in the *UK and not citizens as in the US.





*(There's no reason any longer to call her Great Britain)

[stayathomemom]

I hate socialism as much as anyone else, but we have to be fair to England on this one. England has just about the most enlightened laws regarding found artifacts of any country in the world. As opposed to idiotic countries like Italy and Egypt, English law states that all hoards (defined as two or more coins together) be reported to the authorities. They are then evaluated by them and if deemed significant, the state has the right to buy them. But they must be fairly valued first, and the state has to pay fair market value to the finder and landowner (usually in a 50/50 split). If they are not deemed significant, they revert to the finder and landowner to sell or keep as they please. This is in contrast to virtually every other non-US country which will confiscate them without compensating the finder. (This is stayathomemom's husband, and the reason why she can stay at home.)