Metal Detecting

Why Some Detectorists Always Seem to Find More

Posted on July 7, 2026 by David

Every successful search begins long before the detector is switched on. Every detectorist knows someone who always seems to make good finds. Over the years I’ve often been asked what their secret is. Is it luck? Is it the latest detector? Or is there something else? Looking back over more than fifty years, I think […]

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What Fifty Years of Detecting Has Taught Me

Posted on May 26, 2026 by David

When I first started metal detecting in the early 1970s, the hobby was very different from what it is today. Detectors were crude by modern standards. Most required constant adjustment, depth was limited, and discrimination was basic or non-existent. There were no online videos, no forums, no downloadable maps, and very few books dedicated to […]

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Metal Detecting in Denmark

Posted on June 22, 2025 by David

https://www.yahoo.com/news/denmark-let-amateurs-dig-treasure-130000766.html

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13 July 2024 Detecting & Archaeology Roadshow Exhibition in Dover Kent

Posted on April 8, 2024 by David
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Metal detectorist unearths ancient king’s 1,500-year-old gold ring

Posted on February 26, 2024 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/metal-detectorist-unearths-ancient-king-s-1-500-year-old-gold-ring-in-surreal-moment/ar-BB1iSl1Z?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=b6dff68e30734f1d9c296ffb778ee0c4&ei=26

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Spectacular treasure trove of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark

Posted on June 8, 2023 by David

Spectacular treasure trove of 1,000-year-old Viking coins unearthed in Denmark | Euronews

Categories: Archaeology, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Recent Finds

Posted on March 14, 2023 by David

Roman Shipwreck Found https://coinsweekly.com/roman-shipwreck-found-in-the-adriatic-sea/ Hiker Stumbles Across Roman Hoard https://www.newsweek.com/hoard-roman-coins-hiker-stumbles-lost-ancient-site-1786875 Dutch Metal Detecting Find https://www.reuters.com/world/europe/dutch-historian-finds-medieval-treasure-using-metal-detector-2023-03-09/ Israeli Treasure Found https://www.thearchaeologist.org/blog/israeli-teens-discover-trove-of-1100-year-old-gold-coins

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Treasure Reports

Posted on August 16, 2022 by David

One of the most exciting archaeological finds in the history of Irish art was unearthed on Tipperary’s Derrynaflan Island by a man and his son using metal detectors. https://www.bbc.com/travel/article/20220731-irelands-priceless-treasure-hidden-by-monks Billionaire Explorer Reveals Lost Treasures of the Wonder Ship https://www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/wonder-ship-0017088

Categories: Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Latest Treasure Reports

Posted on March 1, 2022 by David

Incredible treasures that washed up on beaches https://www.msn.com/en-us/travel/news/incredible-treasures-that-washed-up-on-beaches/ss-AAUjHlx?li=BBnb7Kz&fullscreen=true#image=1 Buried Treasure Discovered Near USA Confederate Monuments https://medium.com/the-haven/buried-treasure-discovered-near-confederate-monuments-900d6cc38b7d#id_token=eyJhbGciOiJSUzI1NiIsImtpZCI6IjllYWEwMjZmNjM1MTU3ZGZhZDUzMmU0MTgzYTZiODIzZDc1MmFkMWQiLCJ0eXAiOiJKV1QifQ.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.dcXB7wt0ms9B8uQXO5bGRedM2IgD4qyijT2srMKAyy-EDZ6597Y8e1vhiYo734oK3dpfgeMTTFvSB3QJyHsPQM34S-vPkKlimnHz1YR1Oo7z68O9xNbqUDdnCUIpEYGVeqqUpvBmQiK-dGuWiSb7sRPk6bv2siXGpeuUFmN7frGlVQeG8A7G8Sk6g4KzDKd6TxD7LatePO4wx4GlWY09bSNyGn4p9jmEmMoDEdyrr1uO6iPgh6mNx0vTtRNxK4uTnif4XCP-CL4mBJ5gYcN16MlOPIGLYSRJU7xOfsawDAlKqYspXKCYgaJk7-LpQXRt1VYGW6Fqx9L–mk8rOCRqg Archaeologists stunned by China’s ‘unique underwater world’ shrouded in mystery https://www.express.co.uk/news/science/1551974/archaeology-news-china-underwater-world-lion-city-ancient-history-spt

Categories: Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Latest Treasure Reports

Posted on January 25, 2022 by David

Henry III gold penny found in Devon, England https://edition.cnn.com/style/article/henry-iii-gold-penny-first-coin-intl-scli/index.html https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-england-devon-60095685 Badger uncovers Roman coin hoard in Spanish Cave https://eu.usatoday.com/story/news/world/2022/01/11/spain-badger-roman-coins-cave/9173653002/ 2,000-year-old Celtic hoard of gold ‘rainbow cups’ discovered in Germany https://www.livescience.com/celtic-gold-hoard-discovered-germany Metal Detectors led to incredible treasures https://www.msn.com/en-us/news/world/these-people-s-metal-detectors-led-them-to-incredible-treasures/ss-AASQkri?li=BBnbklE#image=9

Categories: Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

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