Teen Finds a Safe Containing Thousands on Bottom of River - Tracks Down Owner Who'd Been Robbed 22 Years ago
Teenage treasure hunter George Tindale used a heavy-duty magnet to pull up a safe containing thousands, and tracked down the owner.
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Couple Finds 400-Year-Old Coins Worth $250,000 Stashed Under Their Floor
Originally believing it to be the ruins of electrical wiring, they called a London-based auctioneer, Spink & Son for help appraising.
Miners Find Giant Pink Diamond in Angola - The Largest in 300 Years
Miners in Angola have uncovered a giant pink diamond weighing 170-carats, which is the largest rose colored stone to be found in 300 years.
Nova Scotia Man Makes Significant Fossil Find While Walking Dog Along Beach
A Nova Scotia man out for a casual beach stroll has stumbled upon what's being described as one of the most significant fossil discoveries in the province's history.
1,000-Year-Old Viking Coins Found by Young Girl With Metal Detector in a Cornfield
The hoard was discovered in a farmer's field at a place called Bramslev to the fort of Fyrkat, built by the famous Viking Harald Bluetooth
Dutch 27-Year-Old Finds 1000-Year-Old Medieval Treasure Using Metal Detector
An avid metal detective since the age of 10, the 27-year-old is all grown up and now a professional historian.
800-Year-Old Gold Hoard with Stunning Earrings Unearthed in Germany
The rings, earrings, and a brooch, all studded with gems, were deliberately buried along with 30 silver coins and a fake Islamic brooch.
Stolen Trove of Angkor Royal Jewelry Returned to Cambodia After Resurfacing in London
Many of the nation's historical treasures are returning after being stolen during the Khmer Rouge genocide.
Biggest Coin Hoard in a Decade Worth $180,000 Discovered During "Metal Detecting Rally" In British Countryside
On the first day they found 276 silver coins and 9 gold coins, and all admit they barely slept due to excitement.
Metal Detectorist Unearths Pristine Gold Pendant Linked to Henry VIII-With Initials of Katherine of Aragon
What it was doing buried in a field in Warwickshire, and what its connection was to the King, are questions that as of now have no answer.
Man Finds Surprise of a Life in His Field: 700 Coins from Civil War 'The Great Kentucky Hoard'
Consisting of $1, $10, and $20 gold liberty dollars minted between 1840 and 1863, the discovery is being called the Great Kentucky Hoard.
Meteorite Hunter Finds Space Debris and Crafts it into Jewelry-Millions and Billions of Years Old
A man who hunts for pieces of comets that fall to Earth has created a business by making the ancient space debris into jewelry.
Experts Begin Hunt for Most Valuable British Shipwreck in History, and the Gold Worth 4 Billion
It was returning to Dartmouth laden with treasure from Mexico amounting to at least 100,000 pounds of gold, 400 bars of Mexican silver.
Heaps of Gold Uncovered in 1,200-year-old Pre-Colombian Tomb in Panama
Dating to 750 to 800 CE, the individual for whom the tomb was built was probably a 40-year-old man, and has been nicknamed The Lord of Flutes
76,000 Gold and Silver Artifacts Recovered from Chinese River Charts Infamous 17th Century Warlord's Conquests
At the meeting of the Jin and Min rivers, the warlord's fleet was attacked, and Zhang lost his treasury worth 8.8 million pounds of silver.
Treasure For 3 Miles: A Scatter Trail from the Most Famous Shipwreck is Uncovered Behind the Maravillas
After years of underwater archaeology, a sprawling trail of scattered treasure has been uncovered from the Spanish shipwreck Maravillas.
Priceless Lost Jewels From Legendary Maravillas Shipwreck Are Found in Bahamas
The biggest sunken treasure of The Bahamas, lost since 1656—from the Spanish galleon Maravillas—goes on display this week for the first time.
Egypt Just Discovered 27 Sealed Coffins in An Ancient Cemetery That Were Buried 2,500 Years Ago
At Saqqara necropolis in Egypt, 27 completely sealed coffins have been unearthed. And they haven't been opened in 2,500 years.
Rare Archeological Treasures Discovered Beneath Attic Floorboards of English Tudor Mansion
Archeological treasures have just been discovered beneath the attic floorboard of a 500-year-old Tudor mansion in Norfolk, England.
The First Time a 10-Year-old Boy Uses His Birthday Metal Detector, He Unearths a Centuries-Old Sword
Northern Ireland's Fiontann Hughes went out with a metal detector for the very first time... then he found a 300-year-old sword.
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