Report treasure
You must within either:
- 14 days of first finding it
- 14 days of realising an item might be treasure, even if you바카라 사이트™ve had it for longer
You only need to report .
There바카라 사이트™s an unlimited fine or up to 3 months in prison for not reporting treasure.
You can get help reporting treasure to your local coroner in Wales by contacting the curators at the Amgueddfa Cymru 바카라 사이트“ National Museum Wales.
National Museum Wales
English: treasure@museumwales.ac.uk
Welsh: trysor@amgueddfacymru.ac.uk
There are and .
Items of cultural or historical interest
If the items are not treasure but still of cultural or historical interest you can:
- report them to the if you are in England
- report them to the if you are in Wales
This is to help keep a record of all finds.
After a find is reported
You will be contacted by either a local Finds Liaison Officer or museum curator to talk about how and where you made the find. You바카라 사이트™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 invited to the inquest, along with the site occupier and landowner of where the treasure was found, and given the opportunity to ask questions.
If a museum wants the treasure
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.
You바카라 사이트™ll have the chance to comment on the valuation, along with the site occupier and landowner.
If you disagree with a valuation
If you disagree with a valuation, you can:
- ask the Treasure Valuation Committee for a review
- send your own valuation for the committee to consider
- appeal to the Secretary of State for the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS)
Who gets a share of the reward
You may get a share of the reward if you바카라 사이트™re:
- the finder, and had permission to be on the land and acted in good faith
- a person or organisation with freehold on the land
- 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 reward, or none at all.
Archaeologists and volunteers participating in an archaeological excavation or investigation are not eligible for a share in a reward.
If the find does not count as treasure or no museum wants it
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.
Further help and information
Email the British Museum for more information about finding treasure.
British Museum Portable Antiquities Scheme
info@finds.org.uk
You can also email the British Museum about a specific treasure find.
British Museum Treasure Registry
treasure@britishmuseum.org
The Treasure Act 1996: Code of Practice has more information about:
- what counts as treasure
- what to do if you find treasure
- what happens after you make a report
For other enquiries, email the Department for Culture, Media and Sport (DCMS).