He added that as the coins are precious metal over 300 years old they fall within the remit of the Treasure Act.
They will now be taken to the British Museum for conservation and identification before a coroner will decide whether they are legally treasure.
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.
Sounds perfectly fair to me.
“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.