[Red Badger]

Don’t know what the laws are in Holland concerning buried treasure.

In the UK, it goes to the sovereign, under the assumption it was illegally hidden.............

[publius911]

In the UK, it goes to the sovereign, under the assumption it was illegally hidden............. Fortunately, The U.S. Constitution does not acknowledge "sovereigns."

Unfortunately, also, the nation is never likely ever to yield crocks of contain minted gold.

[hanamizu]

In the UK, it goes to the sovereign, under the assumption it was illegally hidden............

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If it is ruled by the coroner to be hidden, it is “treasure trove” and belongs to the sovereign. If it merely lost, it’s finders keepers. But, the sovereign plays fair. Anything the sovereign chooses to keep (usually national or local museums) gets paid for at fair market prices. All that is not kept belongs to the finders/land owners. If treasure trove were seized without compensation, no one would report it. This way the treasure can be studied for historical importance and the finders get rewarded.