On Sunday, 16 October 2016 17:00:14 UTC+2, RichA wrote:
On Sunday, 16 October 2016 10:48:16 UTC-4, Quadibloc wrote:
On Sunday, October 16, 2016 at 8:35:43 AM UTC-6, Chris.B wrote:

Desperately fading? Are we talking colours as in the [allegedly] desperate
habit of wearing fawn polyester into maturity? Or do they suffer from some
half-life which denies them the internal glow of youth?

I should have thought his meaning was clear.

The middle class is being eroded by economic changes, and so people are being
kicked out of it due to a lack of money. This makes them desperate, and so
they're turning to metal detectors in the hope of finding buried treasure.

John Savard

I've read a couple of stories about just this. Unfortunately, metal detecting tends to yield things like old dimes to most people who engage in it. Some get lucky.

What is the law on found archeological items in precious metals?
The UK has a fairly decent system [I believe] which rewards the finder.
Other countries do not and the find belongs to the crown or the exchequer.
This is likely to lead straight to eBay.