A North Carolina man has found buried treasure in Maine while on vacation. Shane Houston found a two-century-old coin buried in the dirt near a church in Embden, Maine, earlier this month as he went ...

Planning on escaping the winter weather for a beach trip? Bring this metal detector with you if you want to bring home some treasures. The Popular Mechanics gear team recommends the Minelab Vanquish ...

MUSKEGON, Mich. — When you go to Pere Marquette Park Beach in Muskegon, you might find a man named Dan Betz scouring the sand for buried treasures. Turns out, he's been doing that since 1973, almost ...

Apr. 17—HIGH POINT — More than 40 years ago, when Rodney Joslin got his first metal detector — a cheap Sears model his parents bought him for Christmas — it "didn't do very good" at detecting buried ...

At the May meeting, some of the best finds were a copper nickel, an Indian head penny and a 1905 Barber dime. The element of surprise is what makes Heisey so devoted to detecting, which he has been ...

We may receive a commission on purchases made from links. It's safe to say, metal detecting isn't a hobby that works for everyone. While some are out searching plowed fields for colonial relics, ...

STATEN ISLAND, N.Y. — It was the perfect day for finding treasures as a group of metal-detecting enthusiasts gathered on Midland Beach on Sunday, bathed in warm sunshine and a gentle breeze. More than ...

On a bright, yet blustery Saturday in April, a handful of members of the Mid Michigan Metal Detecting Club met up at Williams Township Park in Auburn. Outfitted with metal detectors, headphones, ...

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 ...

Planning on escaping the winter weather for a beach trip? Bring this metal detector with you if you want to bring home some treasures. The Popular Mechanics gear team recommends the Minelab Vanquish ...