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If you love metal detecting, you’ll love Treasure Hunting 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 info to help you read the land, improve your finds, and figure out what you’ve dug up. Whether you’re just starting out or you’ve been detecting for years, there’s something for everyone.

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March 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 gold from the end of the rainbow in North Wales, a beautiful dragon and serpent brooch found in Cambridgeshire and a most unusual good luck pin from Dorset.

Skill School 3 - Pasture –

Gary Blackwell turns his attention to pasture fields and offers some great tips and advice to help you get the most out of your machine.

The Yorkshire Detectorist

In this month’s column, Nick Toczek reveals that one of the very first metal detectors was invented over a century ago in an attempt to save the life of an American President.

Mysteries of the Night Soil

Richard Pincott appeals for help from readers to identify some strange triangular lead weights found in Nottingham.

Celtic Coin Values

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

Portable Antiquities Scheme Update

In this regular feature, acting head of the PAS, Ian Richardson, focuses on the different material types that make up this month’s recorded finds.

Signals Beneath the Surface

Read how Andy Lee’s metal detecting journey has brought him more than just coins and artefacts.

Reader Finds

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

Castles & Cocked Hats

More Norfolk Treasures – Julian Evan-Hart attended an East of England Rallies weekender where, despite the winter weather, some great finds were made.

A Yorkshire Hoard of Celtic Gold

Shaun Faulkingbridge and his wife Di unearth the find of a lifetime with their Minelab Manticore.

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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