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Metal Detecting News #28

Metal Detecting News #28

Anthony Cawood
September 22, 2025

Industry news, important finds, rallies, and more - free every week!

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

No rally this week, think I’m having withdrawl symptoms! Thank god RCM 2 is just around the corner!

Light on news this week as I think most of the announcements were made at/for Detectival, hopefully more next week!

As always, a massive thanks to our amazing sponsors, RUTUS, Treasure Hunting magazine, Composite Cleaning Pencil and The Big Detecting Show for their continued support.

Industry News

Speaking of rallies…

RCM have released a small amount of additional tickets for the Cirencester and Hungerford events, there’s Friday - Sunday digging available.

Rodney Cook Memorial Rally

Additonal tickets available for Cirencester (26 - 28 Sept) and Hungerford (3 - 5 Oct) rallies. These are no frills events, so limited facilities - though still a bar, food etc - with a smaller number of detectorists too. Always cracking events and these are the last couple of big rallies of the season.

www.rodneycookmemorial.co.uk

Nokta have followed up their Legend 2 announcement with news of a Live online event where you can win one - well 2 are up for grabs but you know what I mean!

The Quest tent at Detectival was popular (when open!) and they had a couple of new products to show, the S series - their new SMF detector - and the Scuba Tector II.

Detectival 2025 Recap

Wow, Detectival 2025 was a blast! Treasure hunters and hobbyists from all over the world gathered to explore, connect, and get hands-on with the latest metal detecting gear.

www.questmetaldetectors.com/post/detectival-2025-recap-meet-our-new-metal-detectors?srsltid=AfmBOorr47Gn6UQ2BufKmin275zjbbYpPobMaki0-Qiq0qSU-wBsOrdi&utm_source=chatgpt.com

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Detecting News UK

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'Eye-catching' Iron Age gilded brooch found near Attleborough

The gold and silver brooch was designed to show its wearer's importance, says an expert.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c15kw9jzw4lo

Stunning bracelet unearthed by young metal detectorist

A young metal detectorist from Staffordshire has unearthed a stunning gold bracelet which is more than 2,700 years old - and could be worth £5,000.

www.expressandstar.com/news/local-hubs/staffordshire/2025/09/20/staffordshire-metal-detectorist-20-finds-stunning-bronze-age-bracelet-in-a-field-in-shropshire

Co Down…

Co Down hotspot for unearthed treasure

SIGNIFICANTLY more treasure is unearthed in Co Down than any other county in Northern Ireland, new research has found. The county has had 28 finds in

www.thedownrecorder.co.uk/pages/?title=Co_Down_hotspot_for_unearthed_treasure

Rookie treasure hunter who took up hobby to help wife stunned after finding rare 700-year-old gold brooch - What's The Jam

Amateur metal detectorist stumbles on 700 year old gold brooch near Skegness - rare 13th century treasure declared priceless find of a lifetime after stunning discovery.

whatsthejam.com/uk-news/rookie-treasure-hunter-who-took-up-hobby-to-help-wife-stunned-after-finding-rare-700-year-old-gold-brooch

Metal detecting needs a permit in Lincolnshire

Detecting in parts of Lincs now need a permit, presumably as well as landowner permission. Hopefully not a sign of things to come! Anyone from Lincs have more info?

www.theguardian.com/uk-news/2025/sep/21/shouting-and-stroking-ponies-outlawed-by-rural-councils-as-antisocial-behaviour

Detecting News Worldwide

A Metal Detectorist In Romania Just Discovered A Treasure Trove Of 121 Gold Relics Dating Back 3,400 Years

A metal detectorist exploring near the city of Cluj came upon a trove of 121 gold relics that date back approximately 3,400 years.

allthatsinteresting.com/cluj-romania-bronze-age-gold#:~:text=The%20metal%20detectorist%20found%20121,awestruck%20by%20this%20unprecedented%20discovery.

Hobbyists searching for rockets accidentally unearth 'incredible' ancient treasures buried deep underground

Polish metal detecting group Denar Kalisz discovered medieval coin-filled pots and a 222-gram Roman gold necklace during their summer treasure hunting expedition.

www.foxnews.com/travel/hobbyists-searching-rockets-unearth-incredible-ancient-treasures-buried-deep-underground

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MDN Subscriber Giveaways

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

September - we have the awesome NEW Composite Cleaning Pencil Field Kit to give away this month - many thanks to Graham!

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Latest Youtube videos

Detectival special part two - these are all from last weekend…

Great to see Jason - Dark Knight Detectorist at Detectival, always a great laugh.

Also great to see Rick & Mike of The Metal Detecting Channel, beards looking lush and hitting the finds!

Holly smashing it, Grim Bleeper’s latest video from the event.

Digger Dan, on the Roman!

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!

UK Metal Detecting Days - 26-29 September, nr York/Selby
RCM No Frills 2 - 26-28 September, between Malmesbury and Cirencester.
RCM No Frills 3 - 3-5 October, nr Hungerford

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All the rest that’s fit to print

Sometimes even the Archis find coins!

1,600-year-old coin hoard unearthed in Galilee tunnels reveals evidence of the last Jewish rebellion against Rome

A hoard of 1,600-year-old coins from the Gallus Revolt was discovered in the Hukok tunnels, revealing rare evidence of the last Jewish revolt

archaeologymag.com/2025/09/1600-year-old-coin-hoard-unearthed-in-galilee-tunnels

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