Published by Kent Online, Wednesday 11th January 2012 “Two hoards of Roman coins have been discovered by a metal detector from Kennington. Father-of-two Joe Rainsbury, 43, of Bybrook Road, has had two sets of bronze and silver coins found on farmland near Ashford sent to the British Museum for analysis.” – Taken from Article Click…
We can confirm that The Staffordshire Hoard was found using a Whites Eagle Spectrum by Terry Herbert. Terry purchased his machine from Regton back in 1994. Pictured below, Terry Herbert, when he visited us back in 2011 with his original receipt! For articles, news reports and updates on the Stafforsdhire Hoard please visit our blog page dedicated…
Published by Litchfield Live, written by Ross, Saturday 3rd December 2011. “The Prime Minister was bowled over by how many people attended our regional tour, and talked to me about the economic benefits a treasure like the Staffordshire Hoard can bring to a region, as well as how important culture and heritage is to local…
Published by BBC News, 16th January 2012 “A West Indian cricket artefact discovered near the River Tweed in the Scottish Borders is expected to fetch more than £100,000 at auction.” – Taken from article Click the image below to read further: …
Published by The Times Dispatch, Shantelle Prater, Staff Writer. “The Lawrence County Courthouse recently installed a new walk-through metal detector, a Garrett PD 6500i, for added security in the courtroom.” – Taken from article Click the image below to read further: …
With his dealer cap off and detectorist cap firmly in place for the weekend Nigel, from Regton, attended Scotland’s largest EVER metal detecting event with detectorists attending from all over the globe. The four day 2011 Scottish rally in Linlithgow, near Edinburgh, ran from Thursday 30th September through to the Friday 4th October and raised…
Published by lep.co.uk, Saturday 17th December 2011 “A father-of-three has had the last laugh after a Viking hoard he found was officially declared treasure. Darren Webster, 39, from Silverdale, is now hoping the silver coins and jewellery will be bought by a Lancashire museum.” – Taken from Article Saxon and Viking Books for metal detecting…
Published by Selby Times, Saturday 17th December 2011. “RARE finds of two medieval brooches were revealed as treasure at a coroner’s hearing on Tuesday. Sitting on a Treasure hearing at Selby Magistrates’ Court, Coroner Rob Turnbull said the two items, both livery brooches, were discovered at separate locations in Beal and Stillingfleet.” – Taken from…
Published by The West MorlandGazette, Wednesday 30th November 2011. “A CHANCE discovery on Furness soil by an amateur metal detectorist is set to re-write the history books, say experts. Viking history is being turned on its head by the find of 92 rare silver coins and assorted artefacts dating to around 955 AD, indisputably linking…
Published by mdjonline.com, Geoff Folsom, Friday 23rd December 2011 “Archaeologist Garrett W. Silliman is investigating the history of the Pace House in Vinings off Paces Mill Road. He has used a metal detector to find Civil War artifacts and marked where he had ‘hits’ with small orange flags on the ground. Geoff Folsom” – Taken from…