Recently, a coin from the 1200s was discovered and will make at least £400,000 in auction. Your timing is impeccable,(reply>), Only gold found naturally in the UK belongs to the state. This was imported and minted. It does not have ownership of the royal family,(reply>), @petejammo88 since it wasn't part of a greater historic discovery it wasn't. Since the gold was imported it doesn't belong to the Queen. It's not allowed to be kept by the country as a result.,(reply>), That would be classed as treasure in the uk and would there for belong to the state the find would get compensation of some sort but they find ultimately would not belong to them.,(reply>), @Lucie One article I found is titled "Hoard of 1,200-year-old 'Arabian Nights' gold coins in an ancient 'piggy bank' discovered in Israel on the fourth day of Hanukkah", published by Daily Mail on December 31st 2019. Happy Reading!,(reply>), Got any links for interested people??