Gold coin hoard worth $300K found beneath kitchen floor in England

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Homeowners in England found a stash of gold coins hidden under the floorboards in their kitchen.

Gold coin hoard worth $300K found beneath kitchen floor in England : Read more

 

[Roj5]

Madness... I frequent Ellerby pretty often and hear about it on an American site haa.

 

[Snorrie]

Nice find. In the U.S., the federal and state tax authorities would immediately carve out their share followed by law suits from previous property owners claiming descent. IMO, the better course of action would be "Silence is Golden", no pun intended.

 

[Roj5]

Nice find. In the U.S., the federal and state tax authorities would immediately carve out their share follow by law suits from previous property owners claiming decent. IMO, the better course of action would be "Silence is Golden", no pun intended.

Report treasure

Report treasure finds to the local coroner within 14 days - items officially defined as treasure, Portable Antiquities Scheme, inquest, valuation, rewards

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Report treasure
You must report treasure to the local coroner within either:

• 14 days of first finding it
• 14 days of realising an item might be treasure, even if you’ve had it for longer

You only need to report items officially defined as treasure.

There’s an unlimited fine or up to 3 months in prison for not reporting treasure.
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