[FreePaul]

I’ll bet that he has no claim to them. Maybe he will get a thank you from the government when they take them.

[GeronL]

probably.

[agere_contra]

Incorrect.

He and the landowner will share the trove value, which is generally higher than any precious metal value of the coins. The ironclad provenance of these coins easily doubles their value.

[KarlInOhio]

I’ll bet that he has no claim to them. Maybe he will get a thank you from the government when they take them.

From what I understand, the British government may take the coins, but they are pretty good at paying a fair market value for them. They don't want people finding them and smuggling them out of the country to sell them, like would happen if they just confiscated them without payment.