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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.

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May 2026 CONTENTS

News and Views Treasure Hunting Magazine

News & Views

Despite the extremely wet conditions, the stories featured here show that plenty of you have braved the weather and been suitably rewarded! Ten fused Saxon pennies, an effigy of the Roman God Sol and a lead talisman envelope are just some of the fantastic finds this month.

The Yorkshire Detectorist

In this month’s column, Nick Toczek regales us with tales of his very first detecting adventures.

Reader Finds

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

Volunteering at Detectival

James Lomas takes us behind the scenes of the finds recording tent and showcases some of the amazing finds from last year’s event.

Digital Microscope Review

Adrian Gayler shows just what modern technology can offer to help examine finds in incredible detail – plus your chance to win in our free-to-enter competition.

Searches with the minelab manticore part 2

Searches with the Manticore – Part 2

See the results of Paul Bancroft’s continued efforts, this time mainly on pasture.

Toys of Days Gone By

Before the iPad what did children play with? Alistair Milne presents some of his toy finds from the past centuries.

Celtic Coin Values

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

Some Finds Are Not What They Seem

Gordon Bailey examines some commonly mis-identified finds, from buttons to coin weights and furniture fittings – it’s time to check through your junk boxes!

Portable Antiquities Scheme Update

This regular feature provides a summary of what was recorded on the PAS database last month and focuses on an intriguing Roman bracelet found in North Yorkshire.

Beyond the Short Cross Barrier

Not many people can say they’ve found a coin of William the Conqueror, but Stephen Grey’s friend Tim can, after a day out detecting in Worcestershire.

Unearthing Surrey’s Secrets

Murray Price and the Bearded Bleepers have made some great contributions to discovering their county’s history‘ Personal Catalogue of Detecting Memories’.

That Old Time is Still Passing on By

Continuing her popular series, Gill Davies presents some of her favourite finds from her farm from the 16th & 17th centuries.

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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