Metal Detectorists Leading then Way for Archaeologists in UK

[Rock Jock]

Another Roman hoard. A board gets to decide value for the discoverers.

Metal detectorists stumble on 1,600-year-old treasure — and find forgotten Roman site

The pair was searching a plowed field when they uncovered the “exciting and significant” finds.

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[Tom_in_CA]

Here in the USA, we too have a "board that decides the value for discoverers". It's called "Ebay"