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That Act is from 1996. The hoard was found in 1992. I, too, am impressed the guy reported it not knowing if he’d get anything and I’m super glad he did.
by cletus 9y ago
That Act is from 1996. The hoard was found in 1992. I, too, am impressed the guy reported it not knowing if he’d get anything and I’m super glad he did.
- timthorn 9y agoTreasure Trove goes back much earlier than 96. That act was just the latest
- ljf 9y agoThere were previous rules enacted by the Treasury in the 20th C, and also Common Law dating back at least 1000 years: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_trove#England_and_Wales_common_law https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_trove#England_and_Wal... Also people pay attention to the act as the police will prosecute: (sorry for Daily Mail link) http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1253991/Woman-coin-worth-2-000-garden-prosecuted-reporting-treasure.html http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-1253991/Woman-coin-w...