Editor’s Note: August 27, 2026: We've checked to ensure that our recommendations are available and competitively priced. We’ve added a new pick this summer for underwater metal detecting, the XP Deus ...

The Spanish treasure galleon was on its return voyage to Spain when it sank in a hurricane off the Florida Keys in 1622 — ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. On April 1, amateur metal detectorists Katarzyna Herdzik and Jacek Ukowski made a stunning discovery on a Polish beach. Their ...

Treasure hunting is not unlike finding a stud in your walls. Rather than a stud finder, you just need a metal detector. Whereas finding treasure once meant locating an “X” on an ancient map, today’s ...

The DuPont City Council has banned unauthorized digging and excavating in city parks and property, as well as using metal detectors for that purpose. The unanimous vote came Tuesday. Although local ...

A pastime in a farmer’s field led to the discovery of Norman-era coins valued at more than $5 million. By Ali Watkins The group huddled together in the farmer’s field, staring at the dozen or so ...

Add Yahoo as a preferred source to see more of our stories on Google. It's beach season in Florida: Some people surf, tan, build sand castles ... But if you're in the Treasure Coast, it's a great ...

Having only ever found a silver coin while metal detecting, Idris Thomas was shocked to strike gold.

A metal detectorist in southern Finland has unearthed the country’s largest Viking Age treasure on record, just weeks after ...

In this epic metal detecting adventure, I head deep into a remote mountain river canyon to scan natural rock traps and ...

An adrenaline junkie needs a farmland fix. Metal detector in hand, Andy Thaxton marches the rows and pasture of countless acres, hunting coins, keys, bullets, and bells—the final testament of ...

It's beach season in Florida: Some people surf, tan, build sand castles ... But if you're in the Treasure Coast, it's a great opportunity to seek buried treasure. You may have seen people with metal ...