Treasure Hunting Magazine

04/08/2025

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Treasure Hunting MagazineThe UK’s favourite metal detecting magazine – proudly family-run since 1977.If you love metal detecting, you’ll love Treasure Hunting Magazine. Each month, we bring you a brilliant mix of real-life stories, expert tips, amazing finds, and all the inspiration you need t...

03/08/2025

HOPING YOU ALL HAD A SUPERB WEEKEND DETECTING
Looks like many areas got their wish for rain but it’ll take awhile to soak into Essex and other clays - but no doubt the period of chilly, sloppy and sticky trudging will soon be with us and the heatwave but a distant memory as we take shelter against the dark ridged and soaked bark of an old oak etc - The last few weeks have been fantastic finds wise with Roman Hoards unearthed accompanied by a fest of glory from all other ages - a generous spill of ancient and modern Russian coins were found in a back garden a few days ago - Like so many of our finds bet they have an interesting story to tell - which can set all our imaginations off. Over the weekend once again the fruits of all you efforts are heavily evident on social media.
FINDS AND EXPERIENCES MAKING THEM
If you have a find or a detecting related experience that you’d like to share I’d be delighted to hear from you on 07715 680584 or on [email protected].
Ladies and gentlemen as before hoping that you all had a wonderful weekend and whatever your ‘Bucket List’ desires may command - here’s to wishing in relation to holes dug over it that all your bottoms have been filled with green patinas, silver ones or maybe the glint of gold - Best Jules.
Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977. www.treasurehunting.co.uk

30/07/2025

FINDING MULTIPLE ROMAN COIN HOARDS
In the last few days I was contacted by Josie (who as many of you will know has recently written a few features for us) to say that she and her detecting colleague Sam had made an amazing discovery. So in her own words: “Had the most incredible few days detecting recently. Sam and I found, not one, not even two, but THREE Roman coin hoards! Totally awesome! It was the most amazing experience, as I think you can see from Sam's big grin.”
The epic full story of these hoards will be featured in an upcoming issue of Treasure Hunting magazine. As usual Josie works very fast and just a day after the discoveries I was already reading her full story and drooling over the wonderful photos of piles of Roman coins.
All I’m going to say further is that a truly awesome read is coming your way ladies and gentlemen - watch this space! Congratulations to Josie and Sam and thank you for sharing your experiences. Best Jules.

Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977. www.treasurehunting.co.uk

29/07/2025

SAVED FOR THE NATION – THE MELSONBY HOARD
Back in 2021 a detectorist unearthed an important Iron Age assemblage of artefacts near the village of Melsonby thus completing the first stage of saving it for the nation. Diligent reporting then enabled a team of archaeologists from Durham University to continue this saving by excavating and conserving over 800 artefacts of what has now become known as the Melsonby Hoard. The Yorkshire Museum is delighted to announce that it has received £192,096 from the National Heritage Memorial Fund alongside generous financial support from other official bodies and public fundraising to acquire the Melsonby Hoard for future generations. It is a groundbreaking discovery for Iron Age research with objects such as chariot wheels, cauldrons, horse bridles and ceremonial spears. The quantity and variety of objects are unusual and have important implications for reassessing our understanding of Iron Age life in the north of England.
What an amazing discovery and superb in that it has now been conserved, well done to all concerned. Such wonderful finds prove what still lies out in the fields and as always we wish everyone all the best in continuing to add to our history and heritage. Images courtesy of Gareth Buddo for York Museums Trust - Best Jules.
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25/07/2025

HAVE A GREAT WEEKEND
To all out and about on their own, with a few buddies, at weekenders of other digs. Those old Combine Harvesters have been out and about for a week or two now so I think its safe to say "Our New Season has started." Although the ground even if harrowed is pretty solid and is very much a mark of our dedication I reckon - Have fun out there everyone, make those memories and don't forget we always love hearing about your finds and experiences - Best Jules.

Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977.
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20/07/2025

DON’T MISS THE CURRENT ISSUE!
Many of us probably don’t often consider that our wonderful hobby is practised in some rather remote regions of the world. Brett Shelley has been making some pretty remarkable finds out in New Zealand. Find out what they are in the current issue of Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977.
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18/07/2025

DETECTING MEMORIES
Our wonderful hobby is a treasure trove of numerous personal memories, like most hobbies I suppose but I tend to think of ours as being the most thrilling of all. Although opening a musty smelling old chest of drawers and leafing through some age browned envelopes and finding a second example of the 1856 British Guiana one cent black on magenta stamp wouldn’t be too bad, I suppose. Apologies old stamp collecting obsession leaking through there. Of course, I am biased with regards to our brilliant hobby and am amazed when I look back and think of some of the finds that I’ve made – let alone the national wonders unearthed by many others. It’s well known that our valuable memories are what can keep us going in times of not being able to get out in those fields for whatever reason. Our first hammered or Roman or fibula brooch or whatever it is on your bucket list that gets ticked off. Looking at an old tree you used to have a fag break under with old Tommy in the 1980’s and perhaps that same Tommy is now sweeping his coil high above keeping an eye on you.
LITTLE PERSONAL RECOLLECTIONS
Other things which are probably of not much importance to many others or even family, are the little personal recollections like sitting down and breaking a clod open to see a hammered gold coin. Sometimes its finding nothing but still having a wonderful time with mates, the banter, the laughs. For when it’s our turn to follow Tommy to the fields in the sky I believe these are the traces that we leave behind at such sites. Although no doubt we will also have left a few coins, Ford Es**rt keys, ring pulls and the odd bit of jewellery etc for the detectorists of the future to find. Of course for the living such little memories jogged for whatever reason will start with things like, “Hey Mike, remember when we…..” and no doubt often occur over a pint or seven. Whilst on the subject of things ale, I recently rediscovered these old pics of me having dug down 1.5 feet probably nearly two only to find my good signal was iron. It turned out to be a crushed 18th century beer tankard. I was out with Dave at the time and once the item was out, we both looked at each other and almost at the same time just said “Pub?” And that was before the TV show Detectorists – It made me chuckle when I saw these pics and no doubt you all have millions of other versions tucked away yourselves. And if you’d like to share them and a few photos of your finds with readers of Treasure Hunting magazine that would be marvellous – As always you are welcome to contact me as many of you already know on [email protected] or on 07715 680584. Have a lovely weekend all – and may many of your countryside views now have the dust plumes from ever busy combine harvesters visible - Best Jules.

Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977. www.treasurehunting.co.uk

13/07/2025

MEDIEVAL ANNULAR BROOCHES
The word ‘Brooch’ is another one of those in our hobby which conjures up instant excitement - from the plainish fibulas found on Iron Age or Roman sites, to the enamelled and bejewelled variants of later ages.
For me, the annular brooches of the period 1100-1500 are amongst my favourites, from the plain copper-alloy varieties to those exquisitely crafted in silver and gold. They are a complex series of brooches ranging from heart-shaped, rectangular or looped, with turrets and occasionally other protuberances such as clasped hands or beasts’ heads etc.
On a few examples, the pin can interestingly be seen to have been modified into a sword shape. I love the use of cabochon gems and jewels that are occasionally mounted, sometimes in cone-shaped turrets - for me, the fusion of high carat gold and the lustrously green hue of emeralds or rich purple of amethyst cannot be beaten!
Over the last few years, I have been privileged to see some stunning examples of such gold and bejewelled annular brooches, some of which are shown here. And I can say that in future issues of Treasure Hunting magazine we have a few more stunning examples which have just been sent in by their lucky finders.

It is worthy of note that in cases where such examples have been found with missing stones, it can be well worth sieving the surrounding soil as doing so has on occasion found the missing items. Also, in brooches that have conical turret mounts, some stones may appear to be missing but closer examination can often reveal that they have been squashed down into the hollow recesses of the turret.
Hoping that many more of you will make such finds and share them with us. Thank you to all those finders whose success stories are shown here. Best Jules.

Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977.
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10/07/2025

Endless scrolling, clickbait, misinformation and repetitive arguments….we all enjoy a bit of social media scrolling, but sometimes you deserve so much more. Each month, our expert editors hand-pick the best stories, finds and inspiring articles to not only entertain you, but also help you get the most out of our fascinating hobby. For less than the price of a pint, take a break from your screen and lose yourself for hours with quality entertainment…visit our website to buy the latest issue www.treasurehunting.co.uk or call us on 01376 521900.

Each month, we bring you a brilliant mix of real-life stories, expert tips, amazing finds, and all the inspiration you need to get out and enjoy the hobby. Written by detectorists, for detectorists, it’s packed with useful info to help you read the land, improve your finds, and figure out what you...

08/07/2025

DON’T MISS THE CURRENT ISSUE!

What on earth (or ‘in’ it ) has this lovely plant got to do with detecting? Find out in the current issue of Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977.
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07/07/2025

OUR LIVES - DETECTING.
BBC One’s highly successful Our Lives returns for its ninth series. Celebrating home-grown storytelling from across Wales and the rest of the UK, Our Lives continues to showcase the diversity and vibrancy of British life, by telling extraordinary stories from ordinary people from across four nations.
The first episode from Wales follows metal detectorists Sam Moss, from Conwy and Nikki Foster from Rhyl, as they set out to uncover the mysterious lost Roman fort of Varis. It is believed to be buried near St Asaph and Sam and Nikki, who are known to their online followers as the ‘Soil Sisters’, follow clues, including a bridge that goes to nowhere, in their search. Their plan is to hold their own detecting event to hunt for Roman activity in the area. But first they have to persuade a farmer to give them permission to detect on their land and enlist an army of their fellow detectorists to help them. Will they be able to turn their plan into reality? Along the way, they take some of their finds, including one that they believe may be a Viking silver ingot, to be analysed by the treasure experts at the National Museum, Cardiff. This episode has been produced by Jet TV
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BBC CYMRU WALES.
Date Monday, 14th July, 2025.
Time 7:00 pm.

It was a great pleasure to be asked to act as a finds identification consultant for this new and exciting metal detecting based programme. I have known both Sam and Nikki for a number of years now and would like to wish both them and everyone involved in the production every success for the future.
Best Jules.

Treasure Hunting magazine – helping you get the most out of your hobby since 1977.
www.treasurehunting.co.uk