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Metal Detecting News #14

Metal Detecting News #14

Anthony Cawood
June 15, 2025

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Hi, and welcome to the latest edition of Metal Detecting News!

Thanks as always to our sponsors, RUTUS, Composite Cleaning Pencil and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.

And, those generous chaps at Composite Cleaning Pencil have provided a monthly giveaway pack! So one lucky winner each month will receive a trio pack of a Cleaning Pencil, Preserve it Wax and the Refill Pack!

NOTE - The May winners of the subscriber giveaways haven’t claimed their prizes as yet, these will rollover into July prize pool if not claimed by the end of this Month. So if you are [email protected] (Pinpointer) or [email protected] (Composite Cleaning Pencit set) please check your Inbox for an email from me!

That’s just one of the great Subscriber giveaway prizes currently on offer, checkout the Subscriber Giveaway section for what’s available in the next few months.

If you think a friend would enjoy this newsletter, CLICK HERE to share MDN via email and let them know about all the goodies they could win!

Manufacturer & Dealer News

Garrett have a Father’s Day promo for US customers only, order direct from their webiste and use code DAD20 at checkout for 20% off… that brings the Vortex V9 down to $480 - bargain!
Hurry up though, offer ends 17th June!

URGENT - If you are a member of the NCMD they have issued a reminder to cast your vote for the new Trustee and Policy Committee roles. See below for details and login to vote on the NCMD website. Votes have to be in by midnight 15th June!

Click on the image to vote.

Vertical promo image of the Rutus Versa metal detector

Detecting News UK

Weekly, Thursday nights at 8pm on YouTube, Facebook and elsewhere!

The Big Detecting Show is the UKs premier weekly metal detecting event, showcasing the characters in the hobby, news and views, regular competitions, fun and games… you’d be mad to miss it! Thursday 8pm, Facebook, Youtube, everywhere really! This week’s guest is the Fodder Phil AND the editor of a certain Metal Detecting News too!

Buckinghamshire man inspired by Detectorists finds £63k coin haul

He picked up the hobby only two months earlier and says he was in shock when he found it.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c5y5n7dd76zo

Turriff field yields a 'treasure trove' for detectorist Cameron

Cameron Anderson never expected to unearth a 4,000 year old relic while metal detecting on his parents' farm.

www.pressandjournal.co.uk/fp/past-times/6762785/turriff-field-yields-a-treasure-trove-for-detectorist-cameron

'Saddest story' for Northamptonshire owner who lost ring in 1600s

A ring found in a 17th Century box was likely stored for safety but ended up lost, an expert says.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/crr74rr5d7qo

Downham Market coin hoard 'probably lost by a Roman invader'

The discovery is "a drum roll of Roman coins from the late republic through to the early empire".

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c62vmv58g3ro

Detecting News Worldwide

Historic coin stash worth €2m unearthed in wall of French house

A thousand historic gold coins worth about €2 million have been found in a wall of a storage room in southwestern France.

www.lbc.co.uk/world-news/historic-coin-stash-worth-2m-unearthed-in-wall-of-french-house

1,000-year-old Viking Age hoard has a pendant that may be a cross or Thor's hammer

A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed an Early Middle Ages hoard that contains 200 artifacts, including a pendant that may be a cross or an unfinished Thor's hammer.

www.livescience.com/archaeology/vikings/1-000-year-old-viking-age-hoard-has-a-pendant-that-may-be-a-cross-or-thors-hammer

MDN Subscriber Giveaways

We are lucky to have generous sponsors who are supporting MDN with giveaway prizes, plus there’s a few prizes that I’ve thrown in for good measure too!

These are subscriber giveaways, so all you need to do to be in with a chance of winning is stay subscribing! And yes, before you ask, you can win more than once.

Web banner for the Composite Cleaning Pencil featureing their web address www.cleaningpencil.com

Composite Cleaning Pencil trio set - this includes a Cleaning Pencil, Preserve it Wax and the Refill Pack! We have one of these packs per month to giveaway between now and December, and first draw will be end of May!

Digathon Ticket - one lucky subscriber will win a full adult weekender ticket for the SOLD OUT Digathon in August! The lucky winner will be drawn at the end of July!

Call 01243 545060 and mention ‘MDN’ for 10% discount on most items!

Latest Youtube videos

The lads at The Metal Detecting Channel, Mike and Rick to their friends are on the silver again!

RU Diggin it, are out getting wet in the Dales - the things we do for our hobby!

Club & Rally roundup

The summer rally season is nearly upon us, so here’s a roundup of the main weekenders we know about so far!

Digathon - SOLD OUT - dates are 22nd - 25th August, in Pocklington East Yorkshire
Coil to the Soil - 21st - 26th August, Berwick Upon Tweed
Just Detect UK Six Bells - 4th - 7th September, in South West Lincolnshire
RCM No Frills - 5th - 7th September, nr Bath
Detectival - SOLD OUT - dates are 13th - 14th September, in Hertfordshire
Detectormania - 19th - 21st September, Eyemouth in the Scottish Borders
RCM No Frills - 26th-28th September, TBC
RCM No Frills - 3rd - 5th October, nr Hungerford

If you are a rally organiser and you’d like to promote your event in the newsletter just drop me a line.