24th August 2010, 01:14 PM
Hello Steven,
Its very easy to prove your intent. You have put it in writing:
"There are some mud flats that keep coughing up silver coins with the date 1600. Its very difficult to search this area so I'm building an boat 1m long which can tow barges with different detecting equipment. "
Your intent is to build a rig that can be used for area prospection for archaeological remains. The fact that the coins are of the same date suggests that you are looking for a hoard. Anyone can find this post by googling your name. A hoard, of lots of coins dated 1600 surely count as "objects of interest to pre-history, history, art or archaeology". If not, why not?
I'm no legal expert, and neither are you from the sounds of it, but I should think that the 'intent' clause is there to protect people who are looking for water pipes or something and accidentally find something archaeological. Anyway, best of luck with this.
Its very easy to prove your intent. You have put it in writing:
"There are some mud flats that keep coughing up silver coins with the date 1600. Its very difficult to search this area so I'm building an boat 1m long which can tow barges with different detecting equipment. "
Your intent is to build a rig that can be used for area prospection for archaeological remains. The fact that the coins are of the same date suggests that you are looking for a hoard. Anyone can find this post by googling your name. A hoard, of lots of coins dated 1600 surely count as "objects of interest to pre-history, history, art or archaeology". If not, why not?
I'm no legal expert, and neither are you from the sounds of it, but I should think that the 'intent' clause is there to protect people who are looking for water pipes or something and accidentally find something archaeological. Anyway, best of luck with this.