Treasure Hunting Magazine – October 2023

Issue Date: October 2023
Format: Print Magazine
Focus: Metal Detecting, Hoard Discoveries, Product Reviews, Reader Finds

Inside This Issue:

• News & Views: Highlights include Bronze Age axe-heads, a gold torc, and a rare Anglo-Saxon cushion brooch.
• The Gainsborough Oak: Julian Evan-Hart explores metallic history around a legendary oak tree in Suffolk.
• Field Test – XP Xtrem Hunter: Gary Blackwell puts XP’s new deep-seeking twin box machine to the test.
• Reader Finds: A colourful pictorial spread showcasing recent discoveries from our readers.
• Finally Back Out: Fraser Bailey uncovers an array of finds including a possibly unrecorded Anglo-Saxon sceatta.
• Finding a Silver and Gold Hammered Hoard: Darren Searle and Rod’s thrilling Gloucestershire hoard discovery.
• Bronze Age Hoard in Poland: Lucasz Jablonski stumbles across unexpected treasures while relic hunting.
• Celtic Coin Values: Recent auction results and pricing insights from Chris Rudd Auctions.
• Rally Reminiscences: David Villanueva reflects on 35 years of detecting rallies and their highlights.
• Still Not Quiet on the Weston Front: James Lomas fields his new Minelab Equinox 900 with great success.
• Auction Round-Up: Recent sale highlights from TimeLine Auctions.
• Product Review – ArteSeal Kit: Adrian Gayler tests a professional-grade lacquer for conserving metal finds.

Perfect for detectorists, historians, and coin enthusiasts who enjoy reading about real finds, expert gear reviews, and metal detecting stories from the field.