Who owns it?

[Connecticut Sam]

Did the man had the money to pay the fine?

 

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[ivan salis]

answer --YOU do -- until you open your mouth telling others you found it on public land --then you can kiss it bye bye --of course you SHOULD NEVER EVER HUNT ON ANOTHER PERSONS LAND WITHOUT THEIR OK OR TAKE STUFF FROM THEIR LAND WITHOUT OK -- because if you do , then your a tresspasser / theif in the eyes of the law , the law has a basic general rule built into that a law breakerS may not "profiet" by commiting a crime (IF CROOKS COME AHEAD $$$ WIZE VIA CRIME --IT ENCOURGES EVEN MORE CRIME --THE LAW CAN NOT ALLOW FOR THIS TO OCCUR)--thus legally you can not fiscally gain by crimial actions ( in the case of 'privately owned" land the law will give it to the "legal" by law owners (land owners) or they will try to snag it for one of the many differant govt groups if found on "public land" -- count on it -- best thing to do if you find a large cache in "public land" is to keep quiet about it and quietly enjoy your good luck -- for most folks the urge to "brag" about their "good luck" is too much to resist and sadlty for them it often leads to grief. -- treasure is trouble , because once you find it everyone wants that "easy money" of yours ---finding stuff is one thing --keeping it is another . .

crook / thiefs motto --everything is legal till you get caught doing it ............. whats against the law is sloppy stupidity * (getting caught )

 

[Tuberale]

what if the land is owned by the state of florida?
John

Can that be *proved*? What makes the found object Floridian if you don't volunteer that information? Must you provide provenance to the piece in order to liquidate it?

 

[TheRandyMan]

what if the land is owned by the state of florida?
John

Can that be *proved*? What makes the found object Floridian if you don't volunteer that information? Must you provide provenance to the piece in order to liquidate it?

Very good point...how much value does the provenance add to the value of the item itself? If you found...say...stamped Spanish gold bars showing their origin buried in a cache along with other Spanish artifacts (armor, weapons)...does the provenance add enough value for you to attempt to go through the whole process of bringing it to light and having archeologists, lawyers and others trying to get their "share"?

Or...do you just melt down the gold and sell the artifacts to a private collector at a significant discount?

Difficult decision for some to make, for sure.

 

[ivan salis]

unless they are there at the time of finding it or you supply them with the location of the find via your own mouth or in writing --how in gods name can any one prove where you found something at?

 

[Frankn]

The amazing thing is that I never realized the Spanish were at my farm before. LOL

Actually, bars melted down, coins sold slowly to collectors, The armor might look good in my livingroom after I conserved it and mounted it. Frank