A metal detectorist uncovered a rare 19th-century Japanese coin at an Australian Gold Rush campsite near Ballarat, calling ...

I feel like every child dreams of uncovering buried treasure at some point in their lives. For me, as a child who spent a lot of time in Florida growing up, I was always digging for pirate booty.

James Hyatt, age 4, was rambling around a green field with his dad on a pleasant day one May. Holding his dad’s metal ...

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We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's safe to say, metal detecting isn't a hobby that works for everyone. While some are out searching plowed fields for colonial relics, ...

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 ...

Treasure hunting is not unlike finding a stud in your walls. Rather than a stud finder, you just need a metal detector. Whereas finding treasure once meant locating an “X” on an ancient map, today’s ...

Ellie Verrecchia, known as Miss Detectorist on social media, aims to encourage more women to join the traditionally ...

A ring that is more than 3000 years old has been donated to West Berkshire Museum by the man who discovered it.