Police reported that a treasure hunter enthusiast with a metal detector located an unexploded “artillery ordnance device” that was found a few yards from the pavement near 47th Street in Garden City
Moorpark man finds gold nugget worth $10,000
After seven years spent prospecting for gold as a hobby in the California desert, Terry Hughes of Moorpark hit the mother lode. On Memorial Day, the former Marine and disabled Vietnam veteran scored a “one-in-a-million” find
Rare $250k Gold Pendant Found with Metal Detector!
Ironically this gold pendant (the size of a stamp) was found by a amateur metal detectorist only a few inches below the soil. This pendant is estimated to be dated from around the 15th century. It depicts the Holy Trinity and is in remarkable condition.
Idaho Gold Rush Days and Ghost Towns
Glimpses of mining’s glory days. Reminders of a rush for riches that helped transform a wilderness into a state
“Get Your Gold the Hell Outta Here!”
It seems that everyone these days wants gold. Real, physical gold coins that they can hold in their hands, or bars that they’re assured are resting safely in a well-guarded vault. HSBC’s New York vault, for example, buried deep below its 5th Avenue tower
Torc of Towton branded a fake
After researching online he became excited when he learned similar torcs dated back to about 750BC and had fetched up to £350,000 at auction.
But tests on the piece by British Museum experts ruled it was a fake and probably less than 300 years old.
Gutted Andrew must now split the estimated £13,500 value with landowner David [...]
Iron Age Gold Treasure Found in Scotland
Posted by Minnesotastan in Everything Else on November 4, 2009 at 3:48 pm
A young man, using his metal detector for the first time, walked about seven steps from his car and got a signal.
The four gold Iron Age neck ornaments, or torcs, date from between the 1st and 3rd Century BC and are said to [...]
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Treasures Headlines
Metal detecting for relics: The Grand National Relic Shootout (GNRS)
On Friday and Saturday, January 15-16, 2010, The Grand National Relic Shootout (GNRS) had a relic hunt on the Castle Hall Plantation in South Carolina. This was an active plantation from the colonial era through the civil war.
Treasures Headlines
Treasure, historical sleuthing key of pilot
Ever since Scott Mitchen unearthed his first Indian-head nickel at the site of an old country store parking lot in Benoit at the age of 10, he has been infected with allure of treasure hunting.
Legislative Actions
Sunken Treasure Case Headed to Federal Appeals Court
A higher federal court will now hear the legal dispute over just who owns the richest sunken treasure ever found, either Tampa’s Odyssey Marine, which found the treasure, or Spain, which claims it as a historic artifact.
Treasures Headlines
Why Metal Detecting is My National Hobby Month Story
January is National Hobby Month, and here is why I believe the hobby of metal detecting is one of the most exciting and rewarding hobbies. Thirty-five years ago, I purchased my first metal detector
Video Clips
Diggin’ in Virginia
Interesting videos of metal detecting in Virgina. It’s interesting to me to see all the different finds that we typically would not see in Idaho.
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