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Hoard at Detectival! – Gary Cook reports on the first ever Spring Detectival, including an amazing hoard of hammered gold and silver medieval coins.
The Mudlark Treasures of Nick Stevens – Jason Sandy interviews fellow mudlark Nick Stevens and presents some of Nick’s favourite finds.
A Tale of Two Cities – Read Richard Aronowitz-Mercer’s wonderful account of detecting in Oxford and Cambridge over the years.
Introducing the Finds Liaison Officers – This month, meet Lydia Prosser, FLO for Lancashire and Cumbria and see some of her favourite finds.
A Hoard of Hammerd – After a few years’ break, Paul Swannack returns to detecting and hits the jackpot in Wiltshire!
Fair Fields and Foul – Denise Moncaster winkles out some interesting finds from amongst the lead.
A Detecting Life – Derek Critoph looks back at his detecting history through the decades, from his very first home-made detector to the latest Minelab Equinox.
From Spain to Romania – Alex Stoican is on the hunt for German WW2 relics in Romania.
Double-Headed Eagles Inspired by a gold ring – Gordon Bailey looks at the history of the double-headed eagle motif.
Auction Round-up
Reader Finds
Club Round-Up

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