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  • Read all the news since we started these hunts and see the early scanned images before digital cameras arrived LOL. We started this hunts with just one farm and 600 acres of land and now have 22 farms with over 250 fields to detect. Times have certainly moved on !!

    More news 2003 - 2009

    Nov 2008 to Feb 2009

    Sept 2008 to Nov 2008

    Brad's gold medieval gold statue

    June 2008 to Sept 2008

    March 2008 to June 2008

    Oct 2007 to March2008

    Sept 1st 2007 to Oct 2007

    English Saxon gold coin found

    NEWS March 2007 to April2007

    Chicago Reid's Roman gold ring

    NS Andy's Saxon strap end

    NEWS Nov 2006 to March 2007

    NEWS Sept 2006 to Nov 2006

    Medieval Iconic gold ring find

    NEWS May 2006 to Sept 2006

    First Celtic gold of the season

    NEWS March to May 2006

    Celtic Woad cosmetic grinder and Jeff Roman Pecker find

    NEWS Oct 2005 to March 2006

    Viking silver strapend - Rare Roman silver coins

    NEWS Sept 2005 to Oct 2005

    Great Saxon silver finds Offa Rex - Coenwulf - Hammered gold

    NEWS March 2005 toSept 2005

    Villa Dig - Roman gold - Celtic gold hoard found

    NEWS Sept 2004 to March 2005

    Can Majos and Mass Bills gold rings - Texas Dave's hammered gold

    NEWS March 2004 to Sept 2004

    Roman gold coin - Mass Bruce's axe hoard found

    NEWS Jan 2004 to March 2004

    2000BC flat Axe - Boston Buds Saxon gold

    NEWS Sept 2003 to Nov 2003

    Ark Gary's gold mourning ring - Nev Gary's 70 BC Celtic - Ohio Bud's Saxon gold dagger - oldest coin ever found here 118BC

    NEWS Sept 2003

    First 12thC seal matrix - Stunning 1327 AD Edward III hammered silver Groat -First 12th/13thC Pilgrims lead ampoule

    NEWS May 2003 to Sept 2003

    Revolutionary War 1789 Eagle Button

    NEWS April 2003

    Dress fastener is 1/2nd century - 1769 George III Gold half guinea

    NEWS March 2003

    Alaskan Todd's Norfolk wolf type - Ark Gary's first Celtic

    NEWS Aug 2002 to Jan 2003

    Rough old scans LOL - 6000 BC core scraper