Noble – this is the name of the first mass-produced English gold coin. This huge coin contains over 90% gold!? The medieval system counted one noble to be just as much worth as six shillings and eight pence or 80 pence, or 1/3 pound. This magnificent coin appeared in the 1344-1346, the years of the reign of King Edward III and later kings used this coin for over a hundred years. The inscriptions on the early...
It has been proven multiple times that there is possible to find incredible treasures in the most sophisticated places. Moreover, the more sophisticated the place is, the more likely you are to be there first. While most of the mainstream detectorists go digging at fields and forests, some people manage to dig in the heart of the city. An example of this – looking for teasures in St. Petersburg’s canals. The...
Hi all! I am just sharing photos of a fresh spectacular find from UK. Actually here is a pewter spoon with the woman figure (Aphrodite?) on the top of a handle. It has been found on a shingle island that was midway across the river in Staffordshire. Probably it had been brought there in a strong storm. While the further investigation is still ongoing in social network I would make...
Today the snow fell, and i’ll admit i want to go out detecting. Another month or two and the frosts will hit. Moreover, my comrades have such good findings, and i just sit here … I don’t know about you, but I’ll pack my backpack. If not today, then tomorrow, I am sure to go detecting! And here we have a story of an outstanding detecting hour i must say! And...
Lee R, an amateur detectorist recently made an amazing find. When he was out detecting with his “ebay metal detector” as he called it, he found a very rare ring, estimated to be worth over 22 000 euros! The detectorist had only started detecting one and a half year ago, when he decided to buy a basic detector from the site ebay. He then joined a detecting club, and found...
A detectorist in Wales found bronze flat axes that are over 4000 years old, and now they are officially declared as a treasure. The detectorist Paul Howells found them when he was detecting in a field. The finds were reported and sent in to the National Museum of Wales. The axes were declared as a treasure according to the museum. These axes are bronze flat with a wide blade edge, one...
A fellow detectorist named Michael sent us his interesting story of a find – do not forget that your interesting stories can be published on my blog! All interesting stories, reviews, and other interesting facts about our favorite hobby i collect in this blog! Read, share and enjoy:) Hello. My name is Michael. I want to tell you about an interesting discovery, which i made with my new coil, Nel Thunder. I recently bought...
Am i the only one who have noticed that in the last time there has been a lot of news reports about hoards of roman coins and relics being found in England? Is it because of new and better detecting equipment or because of more people taking to this hobby? What do you think? For example not so long ago a hoard of over 2000 roman coins and other relics including...
When you have a metal detector and going to a little walk you never know what you will detect and find. But you should take care about your finds and understand, that some finds must be returned to the government of your country, because it is old and historic relic, even more if you have found it in a good condition like it is found below. A brief story: One...
