Most Valuable Metal Detector Finds, Ranked by Price

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Metal detecting has been around for a long time, but there has been a spike in hobbyists seeking metal detectors for sale.
Whether you’re looking for coins, jewelry or other buried treasure, there is plenty still out there waiting to come to the surface.
These are the most valuable metal detector finds.
What Makes Bronze Age Axe Heads a Great Find

Milly Hardick, then 13, unearthed 65 Bronze Age artifacts in November 2021, including axe heads dating back 1300 B.C. Milly comes from a family of metal detectorists and was only on her third excursion when she made the discovery.
Archeologists later came back to the area and excavated more than 200 items. As a result of her beginner’s luck, Milly is also now considering an archeology career.
What Makes an Ancient Roman Dagger a Great Find

In 2018, dental student Lucas Schmid began exploring the Tiefencastel area in Switzerland, despite the understanding that archaeologists had already excavated all the Roman army artifacts from it in 2003.
Schmid wasn’t convinced that was the case, and his suspicion proved to be correct. While out with his metal detector, he found a complete Roman dagger about a foot below the ground.
The dagger is believed to be about 2,000 years old and is currently in the hands of the Swiss government.