JBM wrote:
Perhaps they should have asked the owners of these items to give them a chance make a purchase at their market valuation.
As he said many archaeologists and historians are backing these suggested changes and I think many of them will also be supported by responsible detectorists.
I heard elsewhere that rallies could well be reduced to only 50 participants.
Interesting update Jerry...
I know of a couple of instances that museum's had expressed an interest in acquiring some non treasure finds (well below the proposed new £10,000 limit.) The finders have declined the offers, the finds from memory were a complete Medieval purse bar, Neolithic mace head and Medieval seal matrix...
Its a shame that the finders didn't even offer long term loans of the finds of interest to the museum. Personally I have donated a Roman bronze coin hoard classed as treasure, receiving my certificate from Ed Vaizey acknowledging my donation, I have even offered museums long term loans of finds of interest but in all honesty at the time they had no collections officer to facilitate this...
I am yet to read the proposed changes fully but from what I've heard, I myself personally support the proposed changes...
Also like you Jerry I've heard somewhere but I can't recall where now, about the proposed rally limit to 50 participants, there is already a limit of 50 participants on Stewardship land. I myself personally fully support this but I don't see how it can be implemented or policed...

Thanks again for the information Jerry...
