Title: treasure process Post by: Kev on June 17, 2009, 03:23:03 PM if you do happen to find treasure this is the process that you will go through....takes time to ??? ??? ??? ::) ;)
http://www.ipswichdetector.net/downloads/treasureflowchart.pdf (http://www.ipswichdetector.net/downloads/treasureflowchart.pdf) Title: Re: treasure process Post by: ancientpat on June 17, 2009, 03:37:39 PM I have an item of treasure which is going before the committee today in the British Museum which was found and reported in May 2007. As you can see it can be a long process so don't expect a quick result !!
Pat. Title: Re: treasure process Post by: Kev on June 17, 2009, 03:39:24 PM hope you dont mind me asking pat what did you find ??? ??? ??? ??? ::) ;)
Title: Re: treasure process Post by: Neil on June 17, 2009, 03:44:39 PM As most of you know - I am also still waiting. Fast approaching a year now. It's beyond a joke. We get 14 days - they get as long as they choose. Speaking to other members the wait is getting longer by the year. >:(
If you throw in the horror stories of things being broken (ask James on this site}, wrongly valued and lost. It all hardly encourages people to report finds any more. Neil Title: Re: treasure process Post by: ancientpat on June 17, 2009, 04:00:41 PM Part of a middle bronze age bracelet, approx. 3500 years old.
Unfortunately the museum in Devises want it so that's the last I will see of it, I think I would have forgone the value if I could have kept the item. Pat. Title: Re: treasure process Post by: Kev on June 17, 2009, 04:07:37 PM on the subject of finds been told by a coin collector friend ,and he is not a metal detectorist that a lot of finds coins, artifacts are being kept back from the proper authorities and are being sold privately . ::) ::) ??? 8)
Title: Re: treasure process Post by: sodbuster on June 17, 2009, 04:27:20 PM I found part of a silver pin and it took over 12 months before I heard any news of its return
Title: Re: treasure process Post by: coleggwent(phil) on June 17, 2009, 04:39:40 PM you are so lucky one year it took them 4 yes 4 years to sort my bronze hoard out i gaveup in the end phoning them so bad news guys it can take alot longer the £500 i had for it i think i spent on the phone bill i was so comfused dot com ??? why so long the truth is boys in there own time and not before its one big con i done like to say that but i need to ;) regards phil
Title: Re: treasure process Post by: mole on June 18, 2009, 08:29:33 AM I must be the exception to the rule when Ifound my small hoard of hammered silver about twenty years ago within a year Ihad to attend court for a treasure trove desision it went against the crown due to the fact the coins were,nt contained in anything !! we seem to have taken a big step backwards ??? ??? mole
Title: Re: treasure process Post by: DIGGA on June 18, 2009, 08:54:39 AM wow what a rip off ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,you get 14 days to inform people of your find then they take years to get it sorted for you ,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,,, and they wonder why people sell the finds privatly durrrrrrrrrrrr if they got it sorted much much faster then there would definatly be MANY MANY more finds handed in
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