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- Massive coin collection in Japan. During a factory construction project north of Tokyo, workers were wowed when they unearthed a stash of about 100,000 coins buried at the site.
- Underwater temple overflowing with sunken treasure in Egypt. Underwater archaeologists exploring a canal off the Mediterranean coast of Egypt found a partially collapsed underwater temple brimming with treasures.
- "Lost" rainbow cup minted by Celts in Germany. A 2,000-year-old rainbow cup minted by Celts was found alongside a river in Germany. The cup-shaped gold coin contains a rare design element: a four-pointed star surrounded by arches.
- Civil War-era coins buried in a Kentucky cornfield. A bounty of 700 Civil War-era coins was discovered by a man working in his cornfield in Kentucky. The cache, dubbed the "Great Kentucky hoard," contained hundreds of gold coins minted between 1840 and 1863, as well as a handful of silver coins.
Jun 24, 2024 · The so-called 1715 Treasure Fleet lay untouched for more than two centuries off the coast of Florida until the sunken ships were finally discovered — and now a group of treasure hunters...
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- Items of Cultural Or Historical Interest
- After A Find Is Reported
- If A Museum Wants The Treasure
- Who Gets A Share of The Reward
- If The Find Does Not Count as Treasure Or No Museum Wants It
- Further Help and Information
If the items are not treasure but still of cultural or historical interest you can: 1. report them to the Portable Antiquities Scheme websiteif you are in England 2. report them to the Cymru PAS Scheme websiteif you are in Wales This is to help keep a record of all finds.
You will be contacted by either a local Finds Liaison Officer or museum curator to talk about how and where you made the find. You’ll be given a receipt. The Finds Liaison Officer or museum curator will then write a report on the find. Museums can express an interest in it if it might be treasure. The coroner will then hold an inquest. You may be i...
The Treasure Valuation Committee will ask an expert to value the find. They will recommend to the Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS) how much the treasure is worth and how much should go to anyone eligible for a share of a reward. You’ll have the chance to comment on the valuation, along with the site occupier...
You may get a share of the reward if you’re: 1. the finder, and had permission to be on the land and acted in good faith 2. a person or organisation with freehold on the land 3. someone who occupies the land as a tenant of the owner If you act in bad faith (for example by trespassing or trying to hide the find) you may get a reduced share of the re...
The items will be returned to you, and the landowner and site occupier informed. They have the chance to object within 28 days. The coroner will keep the find until any disputes are resolved.
Email the British Museum for more information about finding treasure. You can also email the British Museum about a specific treasure find. For other enquiries, email the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).
Jan 29, 2023 · A large garnet has been found at the centre of a "unique" silver cross uncovered by archaeologists at an ancient burial site. It is the latest discovery at Harpole, near Northampton, where a...
Nov 3, 2021 · The largest hoard of Anglo-Saxon gold coins to be found in England has been declared treasure at an inquest. Four gold objects were discovered with 131 coins in a field in west Norfolk, most by...
Mar 29, 2021 · 29 March 2021. Amgueddfa Cymru - National Museum Wales. Medieval gold coins found in Llanwrtyd, Powys, were among nine items declared "treasure" Coins and rings discovered by metal detectorists...
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Jan 30, 2024 · 30 January 2024. A squashed, muddy piece of jewellery dug up in a field has been found to be more than 400 years old and officially declared treasure. Jacob Purdie, from Lancaster, found the...
