“A museum will then be able to bid for the coins with the money from the sale being split between the land owner and the individual who made the discovery.”
My advice to anybody anywhere who finds anything of value...keep quite and sell it privately.
-far more buyers know
-there is no question about the authenticity or legality of owning the artifacts
-artifacts that are certified part of a heavily publicized wreck, buried treasure, barn, etc are usually worth far more