ryaner wrote:
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I was under the impression that when a hoard like this was found they're national treasures and that we all own them so there is no market value as such. I'm writing from Ireland and this may be case here (correct me if I'm wrong), so I find it bizarre that an individual can claim ownership of something of such importance. Do the landowner and finder have to hand them up? I guess that must be the case if they are to "claim their reward" but then where does the "market value" come in?
Hey there AndyI was under the impression that when a hoard like this was found they're national treasures and that we all own them so there is no market value as such. I'm writing from Ireland and this may be case here (correct me if I'm wrong), so I find it bizarre that an individual can claim ownership of something of such importance. Do the landowner and finder have to hand them up? I guess that must be the case if they are to "claim their reward" but then where does the "market value" come in?
confused!
When I was in Mayo last August, my cousin John received a call from the Museum of Ireland informing him that he would receive a "substantial" payment for the BA bow which had been found on his farmland nr Ballina. As I understand it, they had requested to look on his land and had found the bow (amongst other finds) so I guess there is a system of payment in Ireland but I am not sure what would've happened had John stumbled upon it himself and then asked for a "reward" to relinquish "ownership"?
btw, am still trying to find out more about the bow - it was (allegedly) one of the finest ever found!
Vx
