A gold ring found by a man in England is worth more than 10,000 pounds, but no museum dares to display it. Why?
Ben Bishop, a man over 30 years old in Bridgewater, UK, often has a hobby of treasure hunting.
According to Ben Bishop, the gold ring was found while he was using a metal detector in the field. This is also his main job, finding and removing metal waste to ensure the field meets soil standards.
The ring was found using a metal detector (Photo: Kknews)
At first he thought it was just pieces of coke cans or some iron object, so he dug it up to throw it away. Unexpectedly, this time he found a gold ring. Ben Bishop was so excited, he decided to clean the ring and go find a museum to have it examined.
Museum experts determined that this gold ring was an antique dating back 400 years ago. It is a piece of Elizabethan Golden Age jewelry.
This ring weighs 17 grams, made from pure gold with very sophisticated craftsmanship. Experts estimate its value at up to £10,000 . However, when Ben Bishop offered to surrender the ring to the museum, they refused.
Close-up of a ring dating from 400 years ago (Photo: Kknews)
Even though he asked several museums, the answer was still no, which made Ben Bishop feel extremely confused.
Turns out, the reason is because in England, the law stipulates that cultural relics excavated by individuals will belong to that person, whether the state or museum wants to collect them, they can only buy them back. . However, the value of this gold ring is quite high, so not every museum can afford to buy it back.
The ring is valued at up to 10,000 pounds (Photo: Kknews)
That’s why Ben Bishop had to post the gold ring online to find someone who wanted to buy it. But the field where Ben Bishop found the ring belonged to someone else, so he and the owner negotiated that after selling the ring, they would split the money in half.
