Scanning parks and beaches with one of these can be a unique and fascinating hobby.

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 ...

A British man who found a massive cache of ancient Roman gold and silver coins while hunting with a metal detector has a lot more modern currency in his pocket after the treasure was auctioned off for ...

A pastime in a farmer’s field led to the discovery of Norman-era coins valued at more than $5 million. By Ali Watkins The group huddled together in the farmer’s field, staring at the dozen or so ...

Join Si, Gappy, and Cuffs at a metal detecting rally in Essex, England, as they search for treasures from the past, including the best coin, the oldest coin, and unique artefacts. The video features a ...

Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. A treasure hunter with a metal detector stumbled upon a stash of over 1,100 silver coins in Romania. Silver coins date back to the Roman Empire and had turned bluish ...

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, ...

A man using a metal detector discovered a centuries-old Dutch coin on the southern coast of Poland earlier this week, museum officials announced. The coin, a golden ducat, is from the Netherlands, ...

Raoul Vlad Suta was using his metal detector in Romania when he discovered nearly 5,000 coins dating to the Middle Ages, according to a Facebook post. Screengrab from Facebook Raoul Vlad Suta is an ...

Krzysztof Kozłowski was using his metal detector to search for artifacts in Poland when he came across something extraordinary. Buried near the Vistula River in Józefów, a silver coin with serrated ...

Dan Pick loses wedding rings. “I have a little bit of a habit,” he says, recalling what he thinks might be the third time his band disappeared. Pick was cleaning out his family’s vegetable and flower ...

This story is free to read because readers choose to support LAist. If you find value in independent local reporting, make a donation to power our newsroom today. Good morning. I'm Leila Fadel. A ...