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German woods hide WW2 relics and a 300-year coin cache

A metal detecting trip along the German West Wall uncovers wartime relics, live ammunition, and a shattered German helmet.
On a summer morning in 2022, dozens of people gathered in a field in the English village of Bickmarsh, many with metal detectors in hand. Around 9 a.m., one of the attendees discovered a silver coin ...
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 ...
Metal detectorists searching a forest in Poland found 70 gold coins hidden inside a can. The mysterious treasure cache had U.S. dollars and rubles, photos show. Screengrab from Szczecin Exploration ...
A cache of ancient coins found buried in a Welsh field is reportedly more than two millennia old — and may have been hidden by Roman soldiers from the nearby fort of Canovium. Two men — David Moss and ...
WORCESTERSHIRE, England (WKRC) - A man discovered a cache of over 1,000 coins from nearly 2,000 years ago by using nothing more than a metal detector. According to a release from Museums ...
So, you've binged a few treasure-hunting shows and now you're wondering if your own old detector in the garage can find you a pirate chest. One of the first questions that may pop up in your head ...
Editor’s Note: June 26, 2026: We've checked to ensure that our recommendations are available and competitively priced. With the summer months here, we’ve added a new pick for underwater metal ...
Scavenge for gold, coins, and other buried treasure with these metal detectors, including models from Nokta and Minelab.
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, ...