▁tre asure ▁out ▁the ▁ground ▁with ▁help ▁from ▁a ▁tra ctor . ▁But cher ▁supposed ly ▁did ▁not ▁recogn ise ▁the ▁objects ▁for ▁what ▁they ▁were , ▁and ▁his ▁b oss , ▁Sid ney ▁Ford , ▁took ▁possession ▁of ▁the ▁ho ard , ▁which ▁consisted ▁of ▁Roman ▁Silver ▁pieces ▁from ▁East ▁Ang lia ▁with ▁pag an ▁them es . ▁▁ ▁In ▁D ahl ' s ▁version ▁of ▁events , ▁Ford ▁was ▁fully ▁aware ▁of ▁the ▁significance ▁of ▁the ▁find , ▁but ▁could ▁not ▁bear ▁to ▁part ▁with ▁the ▁tre asure . ▁He ▁kept ▁it ▁and ▁restored ▁it ▁in ▁secret , ▁until ▁two ▁of ▁the ▁spo ons ▁left ▁out ▁were ▁seen ▁by ▁an ▁unexpected ▁visitor , ▁Dr . ▁Hugh ▁F aw c ett . ▁▁ ▁The ▁tre asure ▁was ▁then ▁turned ▁over ▁to ▁the ▁police , ▁who ▁started ▁an ▁investigation . ▁An ▁in quest ▁was ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁summer ▁of ▁ 1 9 4 6 . ▁As ▁a ▁result , ▁But cher ▁was ▁dep riv ed ▁of ▁the ▁full ▁ex ▁grat ia ▁reward ▁made ▁to ▁find ers ▁of ▁buried ▁gold ▁or ▁silver , ▁since ▁the ▁find ▁had ▁not ▁been ▁reported ▁to ▁the ▁authorities . ▁The ▁find ▁was ▁declared ▁" tre asure ▁tro ve " ▁and ▁acquired ▁by ▁the ▁British ▁Museum ▁in ▁London . ▁Event ually ▁the ▁find ers ▁were ▁declared ▁to ▁be ▁Ford ▁and ▁But cher , ▁who ▁each ▁received ▁a ▁thousand ▁pounds ▁compens ation . ▁But cher ▁had ▁no ▁idea ▁that ▁" had ▁he ▁been ▁allowed ▁[ by ▁Ford ] ▁to ▁take ▁the