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Metal Detecting News #30

Metal Detecting News #30

Anthony Cawood
October 06, 2025

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

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

Just back from RCM Hungerford, more or less survived Storm Amy, another great weekend spent with friends, great finds coming up all over the place - I even managed some silver too - cut half this time, that’ll do nicely!

Once again, thanks to Gary Cook and team for a cracking few days!

A little light on news this issue after a very busy summer, if you have any for future editions just let me know!

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

Industry News

Minelab have teased that a new product is coming with marketing via email and on social media.

Enigmatically entitled ‘A New Monster is Coming' it shows a hooded golden figure striding through a desert.

Smart money is on a new Gold Monster machine for the nugget hunters in our hobby.

More news as we receive it!

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Detecting News UK

Bronze Age gold rings among Norfolk's latest potential treasure finds

A pair of rings dating back to the middle of the Bronze Age are among the latest precious relics unearthed in Norfolk which might be officially…

www.edp24.co.uk/news/25512751.bronze-age-gold-rings-found-norfolk-may-treasure

Hampshire couple find Tudor coins worth £230k while gardening

The couple found a lump of "strange circular discs" while adjusting fence posts in their garden.

www.bbc.co.uk/news/articles/c0jq6zd2jn5o#

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Detecting News Worldwide

A Metal Detectorist Found a Bunch of Ancient Gold Coins. It Turned Out to Be ‘Devil’s Money’

Whoops.

www.popularmechanics.com/science/archaeology/a68823328/gold-coins-devils-money-found

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Latest Youtube videos

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Club & Rally roundup

The summer rally season is over, well at least all the ‘biggiess’ have gone and the weather has turned too ;-(

If you have a weekender, charity event etc and would like to let people know just send me a message and I will include in here.

All the rest that’s fit to print

Was it Helen’s?

4,500-Year-Old Gold Brooch Changes Troy's Timeline | Ancient Origins

A 4,500-year-old gold brooch and jade stone discovered at Troy resolve archaeological debates about timeline of legendary city and reveal Bronze Age luxury trade networks.

www.ancient-origins.net/news-history-archaeology/troy-gold-brooch-0022488

Salvage Team Recovers $1 Million in Spanish Colonial Coins

The coins originated from Spanish colonial mints in Bolivia, Mexico and Peru, with many still clearly showing dates and mint marks after spending centuries underwater.

www.ntd.com/salvage-team-recovers-1-million-in-spanish-colonial-coins-from-florida-shipwreck-site_1094272.html