£10m hoard of Roman coins found buried in field in Jersey after 30-year metal detector quest

Danish teenager makes rare Viking find

Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark. Sixteen-year-old Michael...

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Danish Teen Makes Incredible Viking Find

COPENHAGEN, Denmark -- Danish museum officials say that an archaeological dig last year has revealed 365 items from the Viking era, including 60 rare coins. Danish National Museum spokesman Jens Christian Moesgaard says the coins have a distinctive cross motif attributed to Norse King Harald Bluetooth, who is believed to have brought Christianity to Norway and Denmark....

huffingtonpost.com (2 days ago)

Six-year-old treasure hunter looking for old coins finds First World War BOMB in his grandpa's back garden

Oliver Hudd, from South Darenth, Kent, was hoping to uncover some Roman coins with his new metal detector. So he was amazed when he unearthed an 8lb bomb from the First World War.

dailymail.co.uk (2 months and 6 days ago)

Metal detector users wait for shifting sands after boon from Hurricane Sandy

The storm provided an initial boon to metal-detecting enthusiasts, peeling away layers of sand where jewelry and coins may have been buried for years

nj.com (21 days ago)

Hand grenade found in Golden Gate Park Thursday by man using a metal detector

SAN FRANCISCO-- Police closed a section of Golden Gate Park Thursday afternoon after a man using a metal detector to search for buried treasure turned up a hand grenade, according to media reports.

contracostatimes.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

Teenager finds Viking coins with metal detector

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Hand grenade found in Golden Gate Park Thursday by man using a metal detector

SAN FRANCISCO-- Police closed a section of Golden Gate Park Thursday afternoon after a man using a metal detector to search for buried treasure turned up a hand grenade, police said.

mercurynews.com (1 month and 27 days ago)

Pierre man strikes coins using medieval methods

For most of his life Dawson Lewis has loved coins, be they modern American or ancient Roman. But today his love of metal money has evolved from simply collecting to designing and striking them himself

capjournal.com (1 month and 13 days ago)

Staffordshire hoard of treasures to be displayed in Birmingham gallery

Most spectacular pieces of Anglo Saxon gold, dubbed Britain's Tutankhamun, to be housed in specially created galleryThe museum in Birmingham where thousands queued for hours when the Staffordshire hoard of Anglo Saxon gold were discovered is to create a gallery to display some of the most spectacular pieces, helped by a £705,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund."The...

guardian.co.uk (2 months and 7 days ago)

My new present's a blast: Boy uncovers BOMB in garden on first sweep with metal detector

He was amazed when the £50 metal detector his father had bought for him on eBay uncovered the 8lb First World War weapon

mirror.co.uk (2 months and 6 days ago)