Finds

Have you seen what happens to coins after the fire? Here’s such an example. Kind of a hoard, but it’s unclear what to do with it. This is so sad to look at such a find! A similar case – Sad hoard of silver coins. More…

A treasure hunter sold a unique find at an illegal auction… See the photos: the gold coin, ducat 1609, sold for $14,804… Although it’s simply a little piece of gold, weighing only 3.5 grams. If you happen to come across such…

What two kinds of discoveries aren’t diminishing? It’s meteorites and beach finds. Watch the new beach hunting video. Gold finds – that’s great! More discoveries made with a metal detector can always be found here. Happy…

Remember the story with the helmet in the comedy «Gentlemen of Fortune»? So, this time there will be no crime! An ordinary English amateur archaeologist, using a detector, discovered a completely unusual object in an ordinary…

Do you want archaeologists to be first to greet you, and to know your name? Find a helmet! Although you never know… See the photos: on the one hand, it’s an expensive find indeed, on the other hand… these are the remains of the…

A sword crossguard is usually made of iron and isn’t pricey, even if this find is 1,000 years old. But not all crossguards are cheap. Here’s an example: a 10th century crossguard sold for $3,064. It’s also made of iron,…

Here you and I are digging up all the corks on the beach, and the pull tabs from cans in the forests and fields, yes? And in some places, in Mauritania (you know that country?) there is a gold rush right now. Locals lift pieces of gold…

Searching for treasure in the attics of old houses also yields its finds. How about the Prince Avalov gas mask? It’s an unusual find indeed! The condition in which this thing remained is surprising. Have a look at it.…

I saw a lot of different treasures: coins, weapons, and women’s jewelry with jewelry. But I have never found hidden church utensils, but I would like to see and find them, interesting and unusual. We look at photos, finds of crosses, icons…

I’ve heard so many different stories from diggers, but this story even touched me in some way. The story itself, I’m posting it as it is, believe it or not — It's up to you guys to decide: «I don’t know if I’ll repeat it or not,…

Imagine this: you went out to the beach with a device to dig for plugs and hoping to find one more precious ring, but suddenly something happens and you catch a strong signal. You dig, but the signal still doesn’t disappear,…

Are you glad when your coil picks up a coin? But if there are two of them? And what about such number of coins that can’t be counted, so they are counted by weighing? And above all, it isn’t necessary to have a metal detector to…

Here’s a new expensive find discovered by a cheap Garrett ACE 250 metal detector. Is anybody surprised? Not every MD hobbyist comes across such a thing. See the photos: a helmet…. discovered. The helmet discovered. It was…

While working near the city of Seville (in Spain), builders discovered 19 amphorae containing bronze coins from the 4th century AD. The total weight of the find is 600 kg, archaeologists call it unique for Spain and, possibly, for the whole…

I quite often tell my friends — search engines — you will always find something, no matter what kind of  detector you have. Any device brings discoveries, but making a decision — to dig or not to dig is up to you. 🙂 With a…

The ancient Greek helmet of a Hoplite (heavily armed foot warrior) was found the other day in Ukraine, even surprisingly, it was found with old Aska. Although why be surprised — Over the entire history of their production, Asek has…