Treasure Hunting Magazine SEPTEMBER 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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Those who relish long days in the sunshine may be thoroughly enjoying the current heatwave, but for detectorists it is a rather different story. Sun hats, high-factor sunscreen and an assortment of new – and occasionally unusual – clothing choices have become essential, while the lack of rain has left the soil dry and rock-hard. Hopefully, we will see some rain soon and, with it, some fantastic finds.

While the hot weather and compacted ground may have slowed down our own searches, one remarkable discovery is currently making headlines. The Great Baddow Hoard, first revealed in Treasure Hunting magazine, is Britain’s largest recorded hoard of Iron Age gold coins. It is now on public display in an extraordinary exhibition at the Museum of Chelmsford, which I recently had the pleasure of visiting.

SEPTEMBER 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 some stunning Bronze Age finds, a gold memento mori ring sold at auction, as well as an update on last month’s mystery copper-alloy artefact.

Reader Finds

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

Portable Antiquities Scheme Update

This regular feature provides a summary of what has been recorded recently on the PAS database, this month focusing on Iron Age finds.

Perfect pictures of metal detecting finds

Perfect Pictures: How to Photograph Coins and Small Metal Detecting Finds with your Smartphone – Part 1

In this first part of a new series, we look at how to use modern technology to take high-quality photographs of your finds.

Telling Tales

John Keen spreads his love of metal detecting through community talks, sharing his finds with new audiences.

Celtic Coin Values

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

When a Faint Grunt Turns to Gold – Why Technique Matters as Much as Technology

Haydn Thomas puts his new ‘low and slow’ detecting technique into practice with fantastic results.

The Yorkshire Detectorist

In this month’s column, Nick Toczek turns to non-metallic finds from the soil, and discovers there’s more to the humble earthworm than you might think.

Never Too Old – The Pension Boys’ Story

Richard Higman proves that you’re never too old to take up metal detecting at the age of 70 and wishing he’d found the hobby sooner!

Finding Roman Denaurius Julian Evan-Hart

The Thrill of Finding a Roman Denarius

Julian Evan-Hart showcases the wide variety of denarii he has found over the years.

Detecting Fort Charlotte’s Lost Military Hospital on St Vincent

Michael Chaplan returns to the West Indies, searching buildings used by British soldiers until 1854.

Digging up the Years: Part 4 – Rallies & Race

David Villanueva recalls attending some of the very first detecting rallies back in the 80s, plus how researching village history led to a very productive site.

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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