Scanning parks and beaches with one of these can be a unique and fascinating hobby.

A Norwegian out walking on doctors’ advice unearthed rare 6th-century gold jewelry using a newly bought metal detector, a discovery archaeologists said on Thursday was Norway’s “gold find of the ...

Treasure hunters scanning what lies beneath the soil may find a few scattered coins or discarded hardware with a metal detector, but one lucky man who wasn’t searching for long hit a jackpot. David ...

At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls in what was described as the ...

A 13-year-old with a metal detector on the German island of Rügen managed to do what treasure hunters dream about, ...

At first, the Norwegian man thought his metal detector reacted to chocolate money buried in the soil. It turned out to be nine pendants, three rings and 10 gold pearls someone might have worn as showy ...

Stephen Smith is a managing editor for CBSNews.com based in New York. A Washington, D.C. native, Steve was previously an editorial producer for the Washington Post, and has also worked in Los Angeles, ...

EMBDEN, Maine (AP) — A man with a metal detector has found a long-hidden, 222-year-old coin under a few inches of soil outside a church in Maine. Shane Houston, of Charlotte, North Carolina, was on a ...

It may not be a huge group, but metal detecting enthusiasts in the Gladstone area have more freedoms after the Parks and ...