1) Cash cache 2) Ownerless found objects
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https://www.crosswordclues.com/clue/treasure-trove
Treasure trove is an amount of money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion found hidden underground or in places such as cellars or attics, where the treasure seems old enough for it to be presumed that the true owner is dead and the heirs undiscoverable. The legal definition of what constitutes treasure trove and its treatment under law vary c...
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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Treasure_trove
• (n.) Any money, bullion, or the like, found in the earth, or otherwise hidden, the owner of which is not known. In England such treasure belongs to the crown; whereas similar treasure found in the sea, or upon the surface of the land, belongs to the finder if no owner appears.
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http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning/treasure-trove/
in law, coin, bullion, gold, or silver articles, found hidden in the earth, for which no owner can be discovered.
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http://www.britannica.com/eb/a-z/t/75
In England, any gold or silver, plate or bullion, found concealed in a house or the ground, the owner being unknown. Normally, treasure originally hidden, and not abandoned, belongs to the crown,...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20688
The Treasure Act replaced the English common law of treasure trove in 1997. All finders of gold and silver objects, and groups of coins from the same finds, over 300 years old have a legal obligation to report such items under the Act. If a coroner agrees, an independent panel of experts will value the treasure and the money will be split between t...
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20912
in Scotland, basically, any ancient object that is found and nobody owns, can be claimed as treasure trove by the State. In England treasure trove is limited to precious metals, or something which has obviously been lost. Most objects end up in museums.
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http://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20935
Hidden or buried money, or precious objects whose owner is unknown.
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Found treasure. This name is given to such money or coin, gold, silver, plate, or bullion, which having been hidden or concealed in the earth or other private place, so long that its owner is unknown, has been discovered by accident. Should the owner be found it must be restored to him; and in case of not finding him, the property, according to t.....
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http://www.lectlaw.com/def2/t104.htm
Treasure-trove is a legal term for coins, gold and silver articles found buried in the earth or secreted in other places for which no owner can be found. In England, treasure-trove belongs to the crown, and to conceal it is punishable with a fine or imprisonment.
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http://www.probertencyclopaedia.com/browse/AT.HTM
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n] - treasure of unknown ownership found hidden (usually in the earth) 2. [n] - any collection of valuables that is discovered
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http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definition.php?query=treasure%20trove
noun any collection of valuables that is discovered; `her book was a treasure trove of new ideas`; `mother`s attic was a treasure trove when we were looking for antiques`
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/20974
In England, any gold or silver, plate or bullion, found concealed in a house or the ground, the owner being unknown. Normally, treasure originally hidden, and not abandoned, belongs to the crown, but if the treasure was casually lost or intentionally abandoned, the first finder is entitled to it against all but the true owner. Objects buried with n...
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https://www.encyclo.co.uk/local/21221
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