And we know this, why?
Because they couldn’t keep their mouths shut.
Lovely UK. Did they get to keep anything?
Treasure Act 1996:
The Act allows for criminal prosecution for:
failing to report treasure
hiding treasure
selling or disposing of treasure without reporting
delaying notification
Penalties can include:
fines
confiscation of the object
potential imprisonment
And the coins went to auction legally, why? Because they aren’t sociopaths.
Stupid is as stupid does.
No, They put the hoard up for auction. Honestly!