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November 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.

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November 2025 CONTENTS

News and Views Treasure Hunting Magazine

News & Views

This month’s news and stories from around the world of metal detecting include an update on the 800 iron age artefacts in the Melsonby Hoard, new product releases from Minelab, Garrett, Nokta and Rutus and some mystery finds that we’re hoping readers might be able to help identify!

A Hoard of Hammereds

A Silver Lining – Rose Harrison’s cancelled holiday plans meant she and her husband Phil could attend a dig in South Wales, with spectacular results.

Treasure, plague and power by Ella Mackenzie

Treasure, Plague & Power

Ella Mackenzie examines the coins included in the Hambleden Hoard found in Buckinghamshire, and looks the clues as to who might have hidden it.

The Treasure Act 1996 and its 2023 Revisions Part II

In this issue, Donna Martin looks at the hot topic of ‘What is Treasure?’ and offers advice on which coins and artefacts should be shown to your FLO.

XP Deus II Making the Finds

Andy Lee has a great day out in Sudbury with Let’s Go Digging – after a slow start of lead and scrap, the finds just got better and better.

PAS Update

Michael Lewis reports on a collaboration between archaeologists and detectorists following a great find in Northumberland, and chooses his find of the month.

The Edge of the Map

Detecting the Far South-West – Devon and Cornwall might not be prolific for detecting finds but Ellie Verrecchia proves it can definitely be worth persevering.

Reader Finds

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

Minelab Manticore

From Box to Field – Gary Blackwell explains why fiddling with the factory settings might not always be the best idea.

Celtic Coin Values

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

The Yorkshire Detectorist

Nick Toczek reminds us that not every metal detecting outing is blessed with beautiful finds.

Field of Hearts

Josie Elias and her friend Sam investigate a suspected footpath on their potato field permission with their XP Deus machines.

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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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