On the tail of the story about a California couple who found $10 million in gold coins in their garden, and is selling the loot there is an interesting summary in Time of some of the relevant US legislation which will affect relic hunters too (Katy Steinmetz, 'The Law of Finders-Keepers and What Happens When You Find Buried Treasure', Time, Feb. 26, 2014). It would be interesting to see a US cultural property lawyer's comments on this article.
Thursday, 27 February 2014
Finders-Keepers in the USA
On the tail of the story about a California couple who found $10 million in gold coins in their garden, and is selling the loot there is an interesting summary in Time of some of the relevant US legislation which will affect relic hunters too (Katy Steinmetz, 'The Law of Finders-Keepers and What Happens When You Find Buried Treasure', Time, Feb. 26, 2014). It would be interesting to see a US cultural property lawyer's comments on this article.
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