Editor’s Note: October 8, 2026: After completing testing, we’ve added the Minelab Vanquish 560 as our new best overall. Its predecessor, the Minelab Vanquish 440 has been replaced by a new version, ...

A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewelry using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway’s “gold find of the ...

Shelley Couzins, 58, uncovered a medieval cross that could be worth upwards of £20,000 hidden a foot below the surface of a ...

A metal detectorist in England found what might be the biggest gold nugget ever found in the country, worth an estimated £30,000 or around $38,000. Richard Brock unearthed the gold nugget, which ...

New resource outlines how ground conditions, detector features and intended use can affect equipment selection for beach, field and gold-prospecting searches. OAK POINT, TEXAS — Oct. 14, 2026 — As ...

Uncovering a hidden cache of ancient relics and forgotten history buried under an abandoned forest house! In this metal ...

An unbelievable treasure hunting discovery buried beneath ancient ruins! 📦💰 While sweeping a metal detector around an ...

David Hole was out on a routine metal detecting trip when he came across a rock he thought contained gold, but he later found out is was much more valuable. Rodney Start/Museums Victoria CC BY 4.0 ...

At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the ...

Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...

Richard Brock was an hour late to a meetup of amateur metal detectorists. Worse still, when he finally arrived, he realized his metal detector wasn’t working properly. The odds seemed stacked against ...