Treasure Hunting with Powerful Metal Detectors

Treasure hunting with metal detectors is one of the great adventures of our time. Hold and silver coins have been hidden, buried or lost incessantly over the last 2,000 years. Scientists have discovered that thousands of tons of precious metals lie hidden in the United States of America alone.

A metal detector can be used anywhere from the woods to the fields around your home. You can find valuable treasures with a little ingenuity and luck.

What equipment do you need?

First of all, you need a powerful metal detector, of course, which can distinguish valuable gold, silver or bronze from iron. This is extremely important because otherwise you will only find worthless objects made of iron (e.g. horseshoe nails).

In addition to this, a professional metal detector must have a good detection depth and be electronically stabilized so that it produces no false signals in varying soil conditions. Therefore, you should only buy brand devices and not let yourself be fooled by the cheap imports from the Far East! You also need a backpack, quality outdoor clothing and a small hoe or a spade to dig up the remains.

Where can you find valuable treasures?

Practically, you can find old treasures in any forest or in any field. The chances of discovering anything are very high in the following places:
In the mountains

In the vicinity of old roads

At crossroads and shrines

Near castles and ruins

In monasteries and churches

Under large stones or rocks in the forest

In Roman settlements

Obviously, you can also scour beaches, lakes, parks and ski lifts after lost money and jewelry. The search for hidden objects from the Second World War in the local forest is very popular (e.g. bayonets, helmets, medals, etc.).

Very important: You should trust your instinct if you already have an idea where a treasure could be hidden because such attempts are usually crowned with success.
What treasures can you find?
Artifacts from the Bronze Age that are four thousand years old

Valuable Roman and Celtic coins that are two thousand years old

Buried or lost gold and silver coins from the Middle Ages

Gold and silver jewelry

Gold nuggets and meteorites

In 1999, two treasure hunters discovered a wheel coated with gold originating from the Bronze Age near Halle (Germany). This was worth millions of dollars. A few years ago, a treasure hunter in Bavaria discovered a huge treasure of gold coins, which he sold for more than 100,000 dollars. He then used the money to move to Florida and purchase a villa. In 2002, a treasure hunter discovered a 12-kg heavy cauldron made of pure gold. These are just a few examples. Treasure hunters make discoveries every day and not only in Germany, but also in Austria, Switzerland or the United States of America. The book "Metal Probe - In Search of Valuable Treasures" gives you a good introduction to this hobby and the incredible valuable things you can find.