Metal detectors allow you to search for treasure, coins, lost items and historical artifacts buried beneath the surface. The three groups who most enjoy metal detecting are history buffs, collectors ...

In addition to a decent pair of headphones, it helps to carry a good pinpointer when you use your metal detector. These ...

Just days after it was revealed that a man with a metal detector made the "gold find of the century" in Norway, a family in the country has made another unprecedented discovery using the same kind of ...

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 ...

A woman was reunited with her engagement ring after it was lost in a snowdrift in Breckenridge, Colorado, thanks to the help of a stranger and a metal detector. CBS4 reported that an engaged ...

A Dutch historian found unique 1,000-year-old medieval golden treasure, consisting of four golden ear pendants, two strips of gold leaf and 39 silver coins, the Dutch National Museum of Antiquities ...

A 2,000-year-old penis statue is going up for auction. Metal detectorists were in for quite a shock last year when they discovered a small Celtic figurine that appeared to show the Roman god Mercury ...

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, ...