tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post6262978995735678910..comments2024-02-22T10:35:12.485-08:00Comments on Cultural Property Observer: Public Consultation on Proposed Changes to UK's Treasure ActCultural Property Observerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05924359202414555962noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3279887958085077691.post-85403525138852282562019-04-15T02:44:25.287-07:002019-04-15T02:44:25.287-07:00I have had two treasure finds one a very early gol...I have had two treasure finds one a very early gold posy ring with the inscription a+mery+hart+is+lyfe which was vastly undervalued by the TVC (Usual Practise)however I had written offers far in excess of what they were offering which eventually resulted in them offering a final valuation far lower than the offers I had received which left both the landowner and myself feeling cheated.<br />The second find was of a hoard of Saxon coins that had been in the hands of the Vikings (Confirmed by the acquiring museum Great North Museum of Newcastle)TVC disputed this (Do they know more than the museums?)consequently they devalued the first independent valuation from £3500 to £2500 they also said that some of the coins were damaged this happened while they were in the hands of the archaeologists, not my fault but financially penalised because of someones carelessness. J.Hall Prudhoe Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16871939451165010762noreply@blogger.com