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In 2024 the hoard was valued at £4.3 million. The charity South West Heritage Trust announced it had acquired the coins for the nation thanks to major funding including from the [[National Lottery Heritage Fund]] and the [[Art Fund]].<ref name="morris">{{cite news |last1=Morris |first1=Steven |title=Coin trove from time of Norman conquest becomes England’s highest-value find |url=https://www.theguardian.com/culture/2024/oct/22/coin-trove-from-time-of-norman-conquest-becomes-englands-highest-value-find |access-date=22 October 2024 |work=The Guardian |date=22 October 2024}}</ref>
 
Under the terms of the [[Treasure Act 1996|1996 Treasure Act]], a museum may purchase the hoard at the price valued by the [[Treasure Valuation Committee]], with the purchase price being given jointly to the finders and landowner as a reward.<ref name=bbc/> In this case, the landowner will get 50%, and the two finders and their five companions will spilt the other 50% equally between them, by prior agreement.<ref name=bbc/><ref>https://www.irishnews.com/news/uk/detectorist-hails-lottery-payout-five-years-after-finding-ancient-coins-CH4APQEN55LXLMF2ZH7TXKC3PA/</ref>
 
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