Metal detecting isn’t just about digging targets. This video shares an important warning that can save time, frustration, and damaged finds. Small mistakes can turn a great day into a bad one.

Some finds stay on your wishlist for years. This video captures that moment when a long-awaited target finally comes out of the ground. The excitement is real because it’s not just about value — it’s ...

A hoard of hundreds of Roman-era silver coins and precious metals was recovered in northern Germany, years after it went unreported to authorities. The find was announced by the Lower Saxony State ...

A funeral director "deceived thousands" of people when he lied about digging up an 1,800-year-old Roman brooch. Jason Price, an amateur metal detectorist, claimed he had unearthed the horse figurine ...

A metal detectorist's lucky find has become the Scottish government's gain — and experts say it's the oldest Scotland-made coin ever found. The 900-year-old coin, which bears the image of David I, a ...

The silver penny dates to the late 1130s. Neil Hanna / National Museums Scotland In 2023, a metal detectorist in Scotland found a small silver penny decorated with royal imagery. National Museums ...

Breakthroughs, discoveries, and DIY tips sent six days a week. Terms of Service and Privacy Policy. An ancient Celtic coin discovered in a field in northeast England ...

A routine metal-detecting outing along Norway’s central coast has led to the discovery of a rare and striking Viking Age grave, offering insight into burial practices in the area that took place more ...

PRINCETON – For many metal detectorists, the allure of literal buried treasure keeps shovels hitting the ground, but for Holden native Mason Burke, it's not the monetary value that calls to him. It's ...

A volunteer metal detectorist discovered a 2,200-year-old Celtic gold coin in Germany. Found in a field in Saxony, the nearly pure gold coin is now considered the oldest ever found in the region.

The gold coin unearthed by a metal detectorist in a field in Gundorf, northwest of Leipzig in Germany, may be small, but it belies a considerable history. The Saxon State Office of Archaeology, to ...

A German metal detectorist located a massive Roman silver hoard in 2017, but for the last eight years, he’s kept it hidden from government officials. Made public this year, the hoard was illegally ...