Metal detecting is one of Britain’s  fastest growing hobbies, and if yo u’re lucky enough to find treasure,  you must report your discovery to  the relavant authorities or face po tential legal penalties.  

Within 14 days of finding it, you  must report any treasure to the lo cal coroner.

You only need to report items off icially defined as treasure.

There’s an unlimeted fine or up t o 3 months in prison for not report ing treasure.

You can volunterily report items  to the Portable Antiquities Scheme  if they aren’t treasure but are sti ll of cultural or historical intres t. This is to help keep a record of  all finds in England and Wales.

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