Treasure Hunting

Ten Leagues from Land’s End: Re-examining the Mystery of the Merchant Royal

Posted on March 18, 2026 by David

On 23 September 1641 an English treasure ship vanished somewhere beyond the Cornish horizon. The Merchant Royal was said to be carrying bullion and jewels worth a king’s ransom. Contemporary reports valued the cargo at around £400,000 — an enormous fortune in the seventeenth century and one of the richest losses ever recorded in British […]

Categories: Shipwreck | Tags: Archaeology, coins, dowsing, gold, jewelry, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting, Underwater

Treasure of the Atocha

Posted on July 24, 2025 by David

Categories: Shipwreck | Tags: finds, gold, jewelry, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting, Underwater

Pirate Treasure Discovered

Posted on July 16, 2025 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/news/world/lost-ship-with-103m-pirate-treasure-discovered-off-africa-s-largest-island/ar-AA1IDV6Z?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ab0dbc521a444fd18e1e1946a22615ad&ei=25

Categories: Shipwreck | Tags: coins, finds, gold, jewelry, treasure hunting, Underwater

British Metal Detectorists go to Jail over undeclared Viking Treasure

Posted on April 29, 2025 by David

https://allthatsinteresting.com/british-metal-detectorists-viking-treasure

Categories: Treasure Hunting | Tags: coins, finds, gold, jewelry, metal detecting, treasure hunting

Cocos Island Treasure

Posted on July 25, 2024 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/video/webcontent/web-content/vi-9uChB7tpFizupw?vid=jZvDKnQb6-Y&provider=yt&ocid=msedgntp&cvid=6b78291e0477498d9d52da2a9fb0ad32&ei=36

Categories: Treasure Hunting | Tags: gold, treasure hunting

UK Top Treasure Areas

Posted on May 17, 2024 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/where-in-the-uk-you-are-most-likely-to-find-buried-treasure-full-list/ar-BB1mqTzn?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=ce34783779fd43b0bd53d78ba5477cbd&ei=33

Categories: Treasure Hunting | Tags: finds, gold, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting

World’s Most Valuable Missing Treasures

Posted on March 10, 2024 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/28-of-the-world-s-most-valuable-treasures-that-are-still-missing/ss-AA1aKvub?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=db640e91a2ff4ac0963a88e3ab4087d8&ei=20

Categories: Treasure Hunting | Tags: gold, jewelry, silver, treasure hunting

Legendary shipwreck’s treasure

Posted on February 26, 2024 by David

https://www.cbsnews.com/news/shipwreck-san-jose-galleon-robot-to-start-recovering-treasure-colombia-says/

Categories: Shipwreck, Treasure Hunting | Tags: finds, gold, jewelry, silver, treasure hunting, Underwater

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

Categories: Finds, Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting | Tags: finds, gold, jewelry, metal detecting, silver, treasure hunting

Legendary Treasures of the World

Posted on September 26, 2023 by David

https://www.msn.com/en-gb/travel/news/legendary-treasures-of-the-world/ss-AA1hdPin?ocid=msedgntp&cvid=2ed169251d93485198c9ee201ba71435&ei=37#image=1