A North Carolina man has found buried treasure in Maine while on vacation. Shane Houston found a two-century-old coin buried in the dirt near a church in Embden, Maine, earlier this month as he went ...

Planning on escaping the winter weather for a beach trip? Bring this metal detector with you if you want to bring home some treasures. The Popular Mechanics gear team recommends the Minelab Vanquish ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — When you go to Pere Marquette Park Beach in Muskegon, you might find a man named Dan Betz scouring the sand for buried treasures. Turns out, he's been doing that since 1973, almost ...

There’s something undeniably thrilling about the hunt for hidden treasures beneath our feet. From coins with centuries of history to curious everyday relics lost to time, metal detecting captures the ...

At the May meeting, some of the best finds were a copper nickel, an Indian head penny and a 1905 Barber dime. The element of surprise is what makes Heisey so devoted to detecting, which he has been ...

For Jared Handley and Zeb Hargis, finding buried treasure in Kentucky starts just like it does in the movies. You need a map. This is less about “X marks the spot" and more about using the clues ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's safe to say, metal detecting isn't a hobby that works for everyone. While some are out searching plowed fields for colonial relics, ...

On a bright, yet blustery Saturday in April, a handful of members of the Mid Michigan Metal Detecting Club met up at Williams Township Park in Auburn. Outfitted with metal detectors, headphones, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was the perfect day for finding treasures as a group of metal-detecting enthusiasts gathered on Midland Beach on Sunday, bathed in warm sunshine and a gentle breeze. More than ...

Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...