Treasure Hunting Magazine OCTOBER 2026 - Paul Cee

The UK’s favourite metal detecting magazine – proudly family-run since 1977.

If you love metal detecting, you’ll love Treasure Hunting Magazine – the UK’s leading metal detecting 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 advice to help you read the land, improve your finds, and identify what you’ve uncovered.

Whether you’re just starting out or have years of experience, there’s something here for everyone. And for less than the cost of a pint, you’ll get hours of reading to spark your curiosity and fuel your next adventure.

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It’s that exciting time of year again, with the major metal-detecting rallies now in full swing. No doubt they’ll produce some amazing finds, while those of us heading out each weekend will be hoping to make a few special discoveries of our own.

This month’s issue is packed with fascinating discoveries in both News & Views and Reader Finds, alongside Part 2 of our photography feature. Taking good photographs and properly recording our finds are such important parts of the hobby, helping us capture and preserve the stories behind the objects we uncover. Good luck with your detecting this month. Let’s hope the rain gods are kind to us and soften the ground a little, making those finds just that bit easier to unearth!

OCTOBER 2026 CONTENTS

News and Views Treasure Hunting Magazine

News & Views

This month’s selection of news and stories from around the world of metal detecting includes a stunning 16th century diamond ring sold at auction, a gold Roman solidus found on a Sussex beach and AI put to great use to bring a beautiful medieval find to life.

Reader Finds

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

A Golden Start to 2026

From hammered coins and a medieval brooch to gold rings and a Bronze Age axe-head, Ronan Dyke’s permissions in North Wales continue to surprise him.

Perfect pictures of metal detecting finds

My Love of Beach Detecting

Alan Mitchell explains just why he gets so much satisfaction and pleasure from detecting the beaches in north-west England.

Hi Ho Silver

Golf, cycling and cricket are just a few of the subjects represented on the badges and pendants found by Alastair Milne over the past 20 years.

Perfect pictures from metal detecting finds

Perfect Pictures: How to Photograph Coins and Small Metal Detecting Finds with Your Smartphone – Part 2

In the second instalment of this fascinating series, we look at how to use the features in your phone’s camera app, as well as specific advice on photographing different coins and artefacts.

The Vale of Pewsey Hoard

Read this in-depth account from John Philpotts, looking not only at the coins included in this Wiltshire hoard, but also why so many hoards from the 4th-5th centuries are found in England.

Celtic Coin Values

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

The Yorkshire Detectorist

In this month’s column, Nick Toczek regales us with tales of a find from a different kind of ‘soil’.

Field Test: Minelab Vanquish 360

Gary Blackwell takes a look at the upgraded entry level machine from Minelab and compares its features with those of other machines in the range.

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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