TREASURE HUNTING JANUARY 2026

Don't miss this bumper issue, including our Christmas competition and Annual PAS Report!

Every issue is packed with fascinating articles to help you get the most out of your hobby – this month's contents include:

Christmas Competition – Don’t miss your chance to enter our free competition to win a brand new Nokta Legend 2 worth £995! Find the baubles hidden throughout the magazine to reveal the mystery word…

PAS Finds Report 2024 – Annual summary highlighting the work of the PAS team and some of the most notable finds recorded during the year.

Searches with the Manticore: Part 1 – Find out what Paul Bancroft makes of the Minelab Manticore as he revisits some familiar fields.

How Age Shapes What you Hear in the Field – Adrian Gayler investigates how age-related hearing decline can affect your detecting experience, and how tweaking your detector settings can help.

Digging up the Years – The Adventure Begins – David Villaneuva, a pioneer in the hobby of metal detecting, looks back at those very early years of beach detecting in the 1970s.

The Good the Bad and the Shiny – Hopenscope switches to a lightweight XP Deus II to ease a painful elbow – the results are a fascinating selection of finds.

Magnificent Bronze Age Gold Bangle – Andy Hughes braves the terrible weather and unearths the find of a lifetime from a permission near Shrewsbury.

An Urban Treasure Hunter Meets the Mummy – Michael Chaplan is asked to assist with his metal detector in a most unusual case!

News & Views – This month’s selection of news and stories from around the world of metal detecting features some stunning finds, including a Roman figurine from Lincolnshire, Anglo-Saxon gold from Staffordshire and a Sicilian gold coin found in Northumberland.

The Yorkshire Detectorist – In this month’s column Nick Toczek looks at that cursed metal: aluminium.

Reader Finds – A glorious pictorial summary of some of our readers’ recent finds.

Auction Round-Up – A selection of lots sold at TimeLine Auctions’ recent sale.