prohibit all treasure hunting on federal or Indian lands has been criticized on the grounds that total prohibition and forfeiture simply encourages concealment or misrepresentation of the age of the found coinage or treasure trove, thus hampering archaeological research, as archaeologists cannot study items that when found will never be reported. See also Geocaching Gold coin Hoard Lost, mislaid, and abandoned property Silver coin Treasure Valuation Committee Notes References General . . , paras. 1077–1100. . , paras. 1161–1163. , paras. 1039–1040. Cases Attorney-General v. Moore [1893] 1 Ch. 676 Attorney-General v. Trustees of the British Museum [1903] 2 Ch. 598 Attorney-General of the Duchy of Lancaster v. G.E. Overton (Farms) Ltd. [1982] Ch. 277, C.A. Lord Advocate v. University of Aberdeen 1963. S.C. 533 R. v. Thomas & Willett (1863) Le. & Ca. 313, 12 W.R. 108 Attribution: Further reading Articles United Kingdom . . . . . . . United States . . . . . . . Books United Kingdom . . . . . . , 2 pts. External links Official website of the UK Department for Culture, Media and Sport on the Treasure Act 1996 Personal property law of the United Kingdom Personal property law of the United States Roman law Treasure trove Legal concepts