Many potential metal detector owners face a tough choice in the marketplace: Entry-level models are often more affordable, but their overall quality varies, while professional-grade metal detectors ...

Buried treasure appeals to everyone. Who hasn't dreamt of finding a stray doubloon on the beach? For that matter, who hasn't wished for a shortcut to finding a misplaced piece of metal in the backyard ...

In this episode of Depths of History, the host explores a 1908 homestead, using the Minelab CTX 3030 metal detector to uncover silver coins and various relics. The journey continues to a Civil War ...

"I'm a natural," I think, with unbearable smugness. "A bona fide detectorist!" I peer at the ground in anticipation as my companion, metal detecting guru Andy Sampson, cuts a square hole with a sturdy ...