I was detecting in a forest looking for coins , i was diggind down when i hit a WW1 detonator for a 155 mm shell , it blow up on me. In the same hole i fond a 2nd detonator and a german stick grenade that didn explode i was very lucky i still have my both eyes. Be careful when you dig down :)1yr · nexus701 · r/metaldetecting
I just sent home Jr to California. The family are thrilled and I can rest easy knowing the right thing is done.5mo · steals-from-kids · r/metaldetecting
Okay. Now that I've stopped screaming HOLY S*** HOLY S*** HOLY S*** I can actually post this. I just found this absolute stunner out the back of a supermarket in Scotland with a Garret Ace 150. Ran home to clean it detector in hand lol4mo · handyteacup · r/metaldetecting
Wow, this was really cool. Landlady saw me metal detecting in the yard and told me she had lost a treasured silver ring she got in Bali 5 years ago in her garden. I found it in an hour, she was almost crying. Detectorists are your friends!1mo · woodrodius · r/metaldetecting
Found this stainless steel Michael Kors watch totally buried in the mud and amazingly was still ticking away!3mo · watersigns · r/metaldetecting
New year off to a great start - Bronze Age Socketed Axe Head. Oxfordshire UK.5mo · Daje14 · r/metaldetecting
Well this is part 2 of the 1991 Pepsi i was told to drink it so i said 100 likes=1 sip and it got over 100 upvotes.3mo · disgusting_waffle · r/metaldetecting
Found this pretty brass lipstick tube with bright fuscia lipstick still inside 💋1mo · k8ie_kat · r/metaldetecting
Dug this up yesterday in the first 15 minutes of detecting. Pin pointer batteries died right after. Oklahoma5mo · danes86 · r/metaldetecting
So, I was advised by an elderly resident that a local school field ( school is no longer open), that it used to be an army camp. Took my detector over there and over the course of two, 2 hour trips, I've had these coins. All dating back to Victorian era, up to both king Georges. WOW!9mo · Lewks12 · r/metaldetecting
Went out to take my mind of the Corona virus, found this old lead seal ...2mo · mdsign · r/metaldetecting
We found an entire civil war Burnside Carbine, a soldier's silver spill, two spurs, hundreds of bullets and more at a Civil War river crossing I found!1yr · deerhuntinghippie · r/metaldetecting
My Father passed away recently and this is his prized metal detecting find. Found in SE Oklahoma. I would love to have more information on this. I can't find anything remotely similar to it anywhere online. I can provide more photos on request. There is also what looks to be an 1872 on the back.4mo · TheRealSides · r/metaldetecting
Found this brooch today i’m guessing it’s victorian. I think the stones are amber and it looks like it used to be gold plated.4mo · Eric9799 · r/metaldetecting
A handful of history! My silver hammered coins dug up over the last few years.1mo · MidlifecyclistUK · r/metaldetecting
My son and I pulled this out of our front yard yesterday. Appears to be an old toffee hammer from (presumably) one of the oldest candy companies in western Canada.1d · jeckylla · r/metaldetecting
It's finally happened. My first hammered. Henry III silver hammered coin ~1250, England.1mo · wayofthebush · r/metaldetecting
Oldest coin I've found to date. 1660 Spanish 1real. Tidewater, Virginia10mo · theworthlesssnail · r/metaldetecting
Just bought my very first metal detector today! Found this buried next to a creek. Was not expecting this.3mo · hoodiebeanie · r/metaldetecting
Roman Snake Motif Ring - Favorite find I’ve ever made (southern France)4mo · HurricaneMedina · r/metaldetecting
This is why you don’t give up on a hole. Signal kept jumping from the 50s to the upper 80s. Dug about 6 inches down and just kept finding little scraps of aluminum dug over a little and there it was 1 OZ sterling spoon2mo · Tslo12 · r/metaldetecting
My first permission from knocking on doors. 1895 home that has never been hunted before. I'm So Pumped!!!!11mo · MrFunnyEgg · r/metaldetecting
Got a permission today! 1874 map. House and school house. Just a field there now. Will be there Sunday!1mo · MarshallMetalDetect · r/metaldetecting
A beautiful hit detector in southern England - 42-year-old Lisa Grace found this beautiful medieval gold pin, which is very similar to the one depicted by King Edward IV (photo in the commentary) Preliminary valuation of a valuable find - between 10,000 and 15,000 pounds [634x589]1yr · bigmeat · r/metaldetecting
Cool plates found at a farm site. Farm is gone but the relics remain!2mo · MarshallMetalDetect · r/metaldetecting
It’s taken 11 months but today was first gold day and I’m over the moon!4mo · windingdownalready · r/metaldetecting
Hi guys, another eyecandy for yall. Golddukat from Austria, 1788. Finding gold is so surreal, you have to go check iff the coin really exists for weeks.. To me at least. Have a good one and good hunt!2mo · Jullli137 · r/metaldetecting
Y'all are always posting damn coins and I'm digging up bottled tomato sauce 😆1yr · MrDurka · r/metaldetecting
Possibly the best morning I’ve had! All found within a couple of hours in Norfolk, UK2mo · MidNorfolkSearcher · r/metaldetecting
I think aside from pirate treasure this is a once-in-a-lifetime find.2mo · jormes2001 · r/metaldetecting
I found my first silver thimble last week. Today I restored it, and can use it for the first time in over 100 years11mo · poshjosh1999 · r/metaldetecting
Medieval (I think)bronze ring found on a path between two castles. Bavaria, Germany. The village was founded in 1120.1mo · Uberwolf18 · r/metaldetecting
Update to the classring i found. The ring was returned to the rightful own. Our youtube video comes out today....1yr · aqualandrelics · r/metaldetecting
While metal detecting my backyard I found my mom's keys she lost over a year ago2wk · BrawlyHawk609 · r/metaldetecting
Collection of clay marbles I've found while out metal detecting.2mo · cruzianboy90 · r/metaldetecting
Dug half of a colonial shoe buckle today, great part is I dug the other half 2 years ago.3mo · SGT-Whitey · r/metaldetecting
Big shout out to Garrett for fixing my old Ace 300 and giving me a new pinpointer! Details in the comments10mo · Ekooing · r/metaldetecting
Here are more pics of my Portuguese buckle of a military general, from the 1815-1830!!!1wk · TecRobot · r/metaldetecting
Very proud moment handing over my find to the National Musium of Scotland today. Hand hammered copper alloy bowl. Fingers crossed it's as old as we think!8mo · CMDR_Bacon · r/metaldetecting
I bought my Garrett ace 400 because years ago when I was young I threw a knife in the yard and lost it. Today I am proud to say I’ve finally found it.11mo · fishingfreak00 · r/metaldetecting
Found my oldest coin so far! 1875 seated dime! She’s pretty worn and folded pretty good but I love her nonetheless!3mo · ImTheGlue · r/metaldetecting
Found this about 6 feet away from the sword dug up this morning! It's not a silver coin or a ring but I love history!!1mo · crossmod · r/metaldetecting
Found this nice piece of pottery next to a 1800's coin. It will look good on my display! Found in the Netherlands1mo · Openrefrigerator · r/metaldetecting
Found an old dump while detecting. And found a stagecoach lantern in it and loads of leather from a horse harness the leather had about 15 brass/copper buckles.6mo · Eric9799 · r/metaldetecting
This is the first time this lock has seen its mother railroad in well over a century!1mo · Baidon · r/metaldetecting
WW2 Relics still everywhere in German Forests - Video link in comments4mo · nekorashii · r/metaldetecting
At last, I have a Hammered coin in 2020. Badly worn, but it's a Richard II York Penny (1377-1399).1wk · LTguy · r/metaldetecting
Dug this 252 year old copper coin today! Ground preserved it well. Found in the Netherlands2mo · Openrefrigerator · r/metaldetecting
After 3+ years scouring my yard I managed to eke this out with my new Detech Butterfly Coil on my White’s MX5! Another one off the bucket list!1mo · antwoneoko · r/metaldetecting
I found an absolutely beautiful 14K gold ring today in a farm field where an old house used to be.10mo · Roshi555 · r/metaldetecting
This beauty was buried underground 450 years ago! Found in the Netherlands.4mo · mdsign · r/metaldetecting
I finally found my first silver dollar. It was about 6 inches down, and a very iffy signal. Glad I decided to dig it!2mo · DsmIowa · r/metaldetecting
Another find from that 1906 Schoolhouse permission. I thought this was just plated costume jewelry, but once I got it cleaned up I found a very faint 925 mark, so it turned out to be a cool little silver ring.4d · woodrodius · r/metaldetecting
i'm a woodworker and i also have to do another kind of metal detecting due to the 2 world war i have to detect the wood before using it because of all the bullet we find inside it , here i missed one.6mo · nexus701 · r/metaldetecting
Hey guys! New to this sub, metaldetecting for about 8 years now, in Westend Germany. Nice stuff going on here, keep swinging!! Here's a Luis d'or from 1786 for ya :}2mo · Jullli137 · r/metaldetecting
The unmistakable luster. Always nice to find a piece of gold no matter how small. The rest of the chain eluded me.1mo · watersigns · r/metaldetecting
The 1787 King George III NY copper half pence I found yesterday at the new permission1mo · kriticalj · r/metaldetecting
Best clump shot ever!! Turned out to be a turn of the century gold ring with diamond!! Winter detecting paid off 😊1yr · Silverslingers · r/metaldetecting
I found an old pocket watch today! Really happy with it. Found in the Netherlands1yr · Openrefrigerator · r/metaldetecting
Found a unexploded shell from ww2 today, reported it to the authorities. Found in the Netherlands2mo · Openrefrigerator · r/metaldetecting
I went detecting earlier today and found this vintage Tiffany & Company bracelet. It’s .925 sterling silver and beautifully toned. What’s interesting is, I thought is was scrap until I got home and cleaned it up a little.6mo · ParadoxPuzzles · r/metaldetecting
I found this lock 3 years ago in the back yard of a home that was a general store in the 1850's. I wasn't able to ID it until today, when I bought an 1897 Sears Roebuck catalog reprint!1yr · Buck_Thorn · r/metaldetecting
Whilst metal detecting in the UK, I found a USAF dogtag belonging Peekskill a pilot from Belmar NJ. He and his 4 brothers had been posted over seas in the early 1940s, he sadly passed away in the late 80s, but I was lucky to trace his daughter and return the tags to his family in New York.1yr · andicurriemonster · r/metaldetecting
Been metal detecting for 15 years and found my very first piece of Civil War history!10mo · Voodoo016 · r/metaldetecting
Took me a while, but got my first silver ! Sterling silver teaspoon 😎2mo · jbird1712 · r/metaldetecting
The forest provides today! Beep beep! 8 year old vodka. #norway in a bag covered in moss near a truck stop.2wk · CitizenALEX · r/metaldetecting
Found a purse with ancient coins. The purse was hidden in the roots of a tree.1yr · Manjisan13 · r/metaldetecting
Ok so i think i found the entrance to a ww2 french or german bunker but im not very confidant in getting in , is ther any chance of it been traped ? i found it in a forest full of trenches and 4 37mm anti tank casemate.5mo · nexus701 · r/metaldetecting
Today's find in the UK, a complete cast copper-alloy and iron Post Medieval (c. 1600-1800) cast round Crotal Bell. The bottom hemisphere is decorated with a sunburst pattern. The bells iron pea is still intact and it rings :-)1wk · MidlifecyclistUK · r/metaldetecting
Got my sister her first metal detector for Christmas. Had to drag her in as it got dark and our fingers were blue. Even though we didn't find much, I think she liked it.5mo · Thaxarybinks · r/metaldetecting
A bad day of treasure hunting is always better than a good day at work!11mo · MarshallMetalDetect · r/metaldetecting
Restored this 200 years old handle I dug up a month ago, super cool!!!!2mo · TecRobot · r/metaldetecting
Oh boy, my first Roman Silver coin. I was out this afternoon and struggling to find anything good.2mo · LTguy · r/metaldetecting
First day out detecting since lockdown and I'm rewarded with an AD55-AD100 Hinged Roman Dolphin Fibula Brooch.3wk · MidlifecyclistUK · r/metaldetecting
