A County Durham metal detectorist has uncovered a rare medieval silver coin now confirmed as a nationally important.

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A man with a metal detector has found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church in Maine. Shane Houston, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was on a ...

The metal detecting outing turned into a competition for the oldest coin. An abandoned school provided the perfect testing ground. Each signal raised the stakes. History decided the winner.

Thanks to metal detectorists, there's been a record-breaking number of archeological finds and treasure discoveries in ...

Rare coins can go for hundreds of pounds, if not more. Certain designs are worth more than others, while some could sell for double its face value. Now a group of people managed to find a huge stash ...

NEW YORK — 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 ...

When looking for a rare coin in your collection, there are various details you should keep your eyes peeled for. One of the main ones is the history of the pieces in question. While some may be tied ...

Themoney the teenagers made for the coins was split with the landowners of wherethe coins were found (Pictures: PA) A pair of metal-detecting teenagers separately dug up historic coins and both made ...

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Wayne Ryan’s jaw dropped when he stumbled across an 1885 gold sovereign coin featuring Queen Victoria during a routine metal detecting search in his local area on Saturday night. Heading up the Virgin ...