Charlives
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Thought I found something once but turned out to be a hot rock.That's why I never find anything...at...all..ever...
Thought I found something once but turned out to be a hot rock.That's why I never find anything...at...all..ever...
Most courts in the United States that have addressed the question of treasure trove rule that it goes to the finder.
The doctrine is recognized in Arkansas,32Connecticut,33 Delaware,34 Georgia,35 Indiana,36 Iowa,37 Maine,38 Maryland,39 New York,40 Ohio,41 Oregon,42 and Wisconsin.
Those are finders keepers states! Viva Arkansas
Obviously the new guy here -
Just an observation, but addressing replies 9-11 above - isn't it OUR responsibility to lean on the politicians? Certainly it is a vested interest of the detector manufacturers, but for every company who makes them, aren't there hundreds of dealers selling them, & thousands of detectorists using them? I'm not trying to pick a fight, but we Americans have gotten too accustomed to saying, "Hey, shouldn't SOMEONE do sumpin' about this problem?" when that someone is looking at us from the mirror? Isn't than why our economy, & our entire nation, in the mess they are?
I'll shut up now, 'cause I'm looking forward to spending time here, & learnin' a little sumpin' (don't wanna burn ALL my bridges on the first day...).
Peace,
Matt
I thought this article could be of interest to treasure hunters, especially metal detectorists finding trove of coins.
http://www.muenzgeschichte.ch/downloads/laws-usa.pdf
HH, Cyber
Okay, can someone(that's NOT a lawyer), tell me why it takes 14 pages to say "Finders Keepers"???
Okay, can someone(that's NOT a lawyer), tell me why it takes 14 pages to say "Finders Keepers"???
Okay, can someone(that's NOT a lawyer), tell me why it takes 14 pages to say "Finders Keepers"???
I had two clients that this happened to - searching in a federally owned forest, with verbal permission from the local forest manager. Didn't matter a hill of beans to the federal prosecutor. They said it was a violation of the Antiquities Act - which only applied to sites over 100 years old.
Well, I apologize for being a lawyer, but
'finders keepers' is not the law. .
The UK treasure laws work pretty well over here. With the interests of both
the detectorist and land owner catered for. The treasure items being
available for the general public to see, when they go on display in a museum.
<<<Unnecessary political remark removed by Admin>>>... you found it, now you gotta SHARE it with everyone just because. Huh? No, we realized you did all the work but give up the goods!
Not me buddy! If I worked for it, and you didn't, it's mine not yours!