17-year-old Reece Pickering found one of just three surviving silver pennies dated to Harold II's reign. Courtesy of Hansons This summer, two British teenagers wielding metal detectors separately ...
Discovering ancient treasure resulted in a major payday for the lucky finder. A 34-year-old archaeologist named George Ridgway found a collection of more than 680 gold and silver coins with his metal ...
There's often history just beneath your feet, waiting to be discovered. A long-forgotten button, an antique coin, or even a remnant from one of the wars that shaped our country. Trying to unearth ...
Metal detectorist Dale Oldham discovered an old coin at a popular Port Macquarie beach. Unsure of what it was, an online search showed it was an 1881 copper 1 Pysa coin from Zanzibar. A coin expert ...