We're Wasting Our Time - The Gold Is Elsewhere

[Rick K - First Member]

Pic showing four out of a total of 10 gold bracelets or armbands or the like which a detecting pair found in one field in Denmark. Total weight of gold is 3.5 kg or 7.7 pounds - 113 ounces troy.

3,500 one gram nuggets - ouch!

These object are from the Bronze Age - 1500 - 500 BC

Only catch. By law in Denmark this is National Heritage Treasure. The finders and the landowner will recieve a payment based on the value of the metal.

[nugget65]

That sucks that they can't keep them ..those are awesome finds!!!!!

[beatup]

Very cool

[Rick K - First Member]

Actually, in Denmark there is near universal agreement that significant bits of their common history are the property of all the people and not something to be possessed by an individual or sold for profit to some collector, perhaps outside Denmark.

Most detector users see themselves as discoverers and protectors of their National Heritage.

Different strokes for different folks.

[deathray]

Awesome finds!!! At least there they work with you, not against you. Imagine how many fantastic finds in the USA ,that noone knows about. Now Im not really in favor of the government taking one dang thing from me, but the antiquity act probably keeps many finds from being reported.

[nugget65]

I'm with u on that one deathray...

Rick I heard Denmark is really for their people anyway... We could learn a lot from places like that...