'Hero' detectorists reunite newly-weds with rings
A newly married couple lost their heirloom wedding rings in the sea at Embleton Bay on their honeymoon. Two local detectorists found them within five minutes.
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Metal Detecting Finds in England
52 published discoveries from England — coins, hoards, jewellery and artefacts recovered by detectorists and archaeologists.
Discoveries from England
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A farmer lost a hammer in his field and went looking for it with a metal detector — instead he found nearly 15,000 Roman coins
In 1992 a farmer lost a hammer and asked a friend with a metal detector to find it. He found the Hoxne Hoard instead: nearly 15,000 Roman coins and 200 pieces of gold and silver, now in the British Museum.
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Bournemouth metal detectorist reaches 500th find
A Bournemouth detectorist who finds lost property for free has reached his 500th recovery: an engagement ring thrown during an argument, found sitting on top of a hedge.
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New Gallops signs and Thanet Metal Detecting members reunite visitor with wedding ring
A visitor lost her wedding ring on the beach at Botany Bay. A new community noticeboard, a WhatsApp chain and five hours of searching by Thanet Metal Detecting got it back.
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A Metal Detectorist Dug up 52,503 Roman Coins
In 2010 a detectorist near Frome found a pot holding 52,503 Roman coins, the largest Roman hoard ever found in a single container in Britain. He stopped digging and called in the experts.
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Metal Detectorists Thought They'd Hit the Jackpot When They Discovered a Gold Bracelet Dating to the Bronze Age.
At a detecting rally near Carlisle, two friends found three complete Bronze Age gold torcs, about 3,100 years old. The rally was also a protest against plans for the UK's largest electricity substation.
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‘It’s a dream come true find’: Metal detectorist unearths medieval gold cross
A detectorist at a club rally on the Isle of Sheppey found a small gold reliquary cross, engraved with Christ on one side and the Virgin and Child on the other, with its pearl and pin still in place.
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'Once in a lifetime' ring found in Cotswolds sells for thousands
A gold ring set with eight hogback diamonds, found by a detectorist at Wormington in Gloucestershire, has sold at auction for £17,000. It dates from the late 16th or early 17th century.
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