Treasure Hunting Magazine December 2025

The UK's favourite metal detecting magazine - proudly family-run since 1977.

December 2025 issue out now

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 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’ve dug up. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been detecting for years, there’s something for everyone.

And for less than the cost of a pint, you’ll get hours of reading to spark your curiosity and fuel your next adventure.

December 2025 CONTENTS

News and Views Treasure Hunting Magazine

News & Views

This month’s selection of news and stories from around the world of metal detecting includes a hoard of staters from Derbyshire, Anglo-Saxon gold from Worcestershire and pirate treasure from the Isle of Wight.

Stuart Silver Surprise by John Keen

Stuart Silver Surprise

John Keen visits permissions old and new and unearths fascinating items prompting research on Guy Fawkes, Maundy money and The Witchfinder General.

Treasure Hunting Magazine Reader Finds

Reader Finds

A glorious pictorial summary of some of our readers’ recent finds.

Nick Berry Unlocking Anglo Saxon Masterpieces

Unlocking the Secrets of Anglo-Saxon Masterpieces

Nick Berry attempts to recreate the craftsmanship on two stunning gold and garnet artefacts with outstanding results.

The Yorkshire Detectorist

The Yorkshire Detectorist

In this month’s column, Nick Toczek looks back at how this summer’s drought conditions have affected detectorists.

Viking loot in West Wales

Viking Loot in West Wales?

Ferenc Bliszko unearths Saxon coins near Swansea and asks the question: Just how did they end up there?

Portable Antiquities Scheme Update

Portable Antiquities Scheme Update

In this regular feature, Michael Lewis gives an insight into what has been going on behind the scenes at PAS this month, including a visit to Detectival and a rare William I silver penny.

Two magnificent gold rings in one day

Two Magnificent Gold Rings in one Day

It’s skulls galore for Jason Brigdes on an amazing day out detecting with his XP Deus II in Somerset.

A mothers gift by Bill Busarello

A Mother’s Gift

A cancelled rally meant Bill Busarello’s long-awaited trip to the UK got off to a bumpy start, but thanks to the kindness of some Essex detectorists, it ended up exceeding his wildest dreams with Celtic gold.

Spink Coinex 2025

Metal Detecting Finds Shine at Spink’s Coinex Auction

Ella Mackenzie brings exciting updates as some exceptional finds go under the hammer.

Chris Rudd Celtic Coin values

Celtic Coin Values

Details and sale prices of Celtic coins sold recently by Chris Rudd Auctions.

Auction Roundup

Auction Round-Up

A selection of lots sold at TimeLine Auctions’ recent sale.

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READER FINDS
SHARING YOUR SUCCESS

Reader Finds through all your efforts has now become a very strong and established element of the contents of Treasure Hunting magazine. First initiated some five years ago they have since expanded from one page to four.

Apart from the delight of seeing your find published this section also benefits other readers whose identical and similar complete and ‘partefact’ finds have often been identified as a result. As we all know this hobby isn’t all about gold and silver (despite our desires), although of course both are welcome in this section and so almost any detecting find is qualified to appear here. Your first Viccy penny, broken hammered, fibula section, Roman coin, even an interesting shot gun cartridge tip, all are welcome and are indeed make a good reflection of our hobby as a whole.

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Metal Detecting Books

 We also publish a great range of books all about metal detecting to help you research your sites and identify your finds. 
All UK orders shipped by Royal Mail or Parcelforce via Greenlight Publishing we also offer worldwide shipping.

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Finds Identified 3 Metal Detecting Book

NEW Finds Identified III Materials, Manufacture & Design

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Coins of England Pre-Decimal 2024

Coins of England & The United Kingdom - Pre-Decimal

£30.00
Metal Detecting Finds Hooked Clasps & Eyes

Metal Detecting Finds Hooked-Clasps & Eyes

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Discovering Jewellery Book Metal Detecting

Discovering Jewellery from Timeline Auctions Antiquities Archive

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Identifying Detector Finds Book

Identifying Detector Finds

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Finds Identified Book Metal Detecting

Finds Identified

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Finds Identified II Metal Detecting Book

Finds Identified II

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Metal Detecting Finds Thimbles

Metal Detecting Finds Thimbles

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