“If more folks tried maybe they would change the laws. “
Serious question - do you understand the laws applying to this find?
The law is that an independent board values the treasure. The British Museum then gets first shot at meeting that price, followed by other museums. If none of them comes up with the money, it goes to the landowner, although usually the practice is for the treasure hunter and the landowner to agree to a 50/50 split of anything found before the hunt begins.