30 Times People Lucked Out With a Metal Detector

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30 Times People Lucked Out With a Metal Detector

You never know what's under the ground.

Published 4 years ago in Wow

We all know the old trope about the "detectorist" dweeb running around town, hoping in vain to stumble upon some buried treasure, and assume they're really just wasting their lives as bargain bin treasure hunters. Enjoy your lost spoons and bottle caps, buddy.

And sometimes we'd be wrong. Hardcore metal detectorists armed with real-deal metal detectors pretty regularly find some cool stuff -- sometimes a lot of cool stuff, all at once. Down below are just a few examples of some of the wildest and most epic finds detectorists have found.

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Metal Detecting In Australia, Minus 2 Gold Rings I Returned

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So Excited! Was Toying With The Simplex's Settings In My Field Last Night. Found My First 10k. Grad Year 1967. My Brother And I Hunted Him Down By Initials. Called This Morning And He And His Wife Cried With Joy. His Mom Bought This For Him As She Was Passing Of Cancer. Was Stolen In The 80s

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I Just Sent Home "Jr" To California. The Family Are Thrilled And I Can Rest Easy Knowing The Right Thing Is Done

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My Buddy Threw His Detector Down And Started This Wild And Crazy Dance. I Tried To Ask Him What He Found, But He Couldn't Speak. He Had To Point To It

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First Time Metal Detecting Found A Over 100 Year Old Time Capsule!

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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!

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Motorcycle L-300. According To Archaeologists, This Motorbike Was Hidden By The Retreating Units Of The Soviet Army In The Summer Of 1941

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The Ring I Found Earlier This Year Has Been Identified As Late Medieval Dating Around 1450. Due To Its Age And Material I Am Obliged To Report It And Auction It To Museums

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Found 320 Year Old Silver Today In The Netherlands!

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From 1 Beach With My Girlfriend The Other Night. Both Rings Are 18k, 1 With Diamonds. That’s 7 Rings In Total! All Were Shallow With The Equinox 800 And 15x12 Coil

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Found In My Front Yard, Live About 5 Miles From Where The Carnival Was Held! One Of My Favorite Finds So Far

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Easily My Weirdest Find

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Parents Gave Me A Metal Detector. First Time Ever Detecting, First Beep I Heard. Found An Earring I Lost As A Little Girl (Probably 15 Years Ago) About 2inches Down. This Is Fun!

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Finally! It Wasn’t A Pull Tab

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Take A Look At What I Found! A Dream Come True! The Gard From A Viking Sword Found In A Field In Norway. Look At The Intricate Design On This One. Found With Fisher F75+

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Last Year I Found This Silver Annular Brooch. It’s Been Disclaimed As Treasure So I Can Now Wear It For The First Time In 400 Years!

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It's Finally Happened. My First Hammered. Henry III Silver Hammered Coin ~1250, England.

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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 Lol