Expensive finds

Have you heard the story about two guys from Macedonia who dug up an incomprehensible ancient jug and sold it to a tourist from Germany for pennies? The jug turned out to be an old helmet and a tourist from Germany became a millionaire…

Sometimes amazing metamorphoses occur with artifacts found by instrument search enthusiasts. And hypotheses about the origin and dating of these objects sometimes excite the minds of sensation hunters so much that one is simply amazed. And…

Since the topic is quite relevant, it was decided to write a separate post on this issue. It should be noted right away that I am not encouraging anyone to donate their finds to museums. I will only describe the process of transferring…

It would seem that many people think that in order to find treasure you need to get a good metal detector. And the concept of “good” usually means “dear”. But no, this is not so, most of the treasures were found with inexpensive entry-level…

What will happen if two comrades with ICQ 250 with Nel Tornado coils go out into the field? Do you think they will find the treasure? The chance is small, but it is higher than winning the lottery (think about the benefits of a cop!). This…

I continue the topic of identifying the most desirable find on any field for treasure hunters - coins! Moreover, I periodically write about different coins, cheap and expensive, common and mega-rare, in different ways, but all in order to…

This is truly a find. A coin that you will never find because there were only 109 of them issued! As far as we know, naturally, there may be more, but with such a small circulation it will be very, very difficult to prove the originality of…

The coins that you often come across are trash, even if they are old. For archaeologists, of course, any coin, especially an ancient one, is important as a carrier of information for subsequent exploration of the site. For coiners and…