To: Mark
If you received a Coke, that is more then Mr. Malin, looks like he got zip.
8 posted on
02/24/2004 5:24:28 PM PST by
DUMBGRUNT
(Sane, and have the papers to prove it!)
To: DUMBGRUNT
"If you received a Coke, that is more then Mr. Malin, looks like he got zip." Nah, the Brits actually have a pretty good law that rewards finders of 'Treasure Troves.'
Treasure Trove Law
12 posted on
02/24/2004 5:39:16 PM PST by
blam
To: DUMBGRUNT
One of the Discovery channel's series on buried treasure had a segment on some British farmers who found a lot of Roman coins in their field and as required by law turned them over to the appropriate government bureau. The British Museum evaluated the coins and paid the pair a substantial finder's fee. How much the government got back in taxes was not mentioned.
Mr. Malin will probably get a good sized fee due to the size of the find and the rarity of this coin.
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