25 August, 2010

Holidaymaker locked up in Greek cell ... for using a metal detector
Four days into his stay he went on a hunt for Euro coins on nearby Malia beach.
But armed Greek police arrested him on the manmade beach and took him to a police station in nearby Hersonissos.

Carl spots stone axe thousands had walked over
A TOURIST in Herm has discovered a rare axe head that could be up to 6,000 years old.August 18, 2010

Aug. 17
Beach cash hunt that landed me in Greek jail cell – metal-detector man's ordeal
Mr Douglas was hauled before a court 27 miles away from his family who had no idea what had happened to him. He was fined 87 Euros (£72) and given a 20-day prison sentence, suspended for three years. His £120 metal detector was seized and not returned to him.

Stolen jewelry recovered with metal detectors in Black Mountain
The Police Department approached the metal-detecting hobbyists and gave them the approximate location of where they thought the suspected criminals disposed of some items.
The treasure hunters did the rest of the work.

August 10

When your ring falls off at the beach, who to call
She went online and found Darryl Mansfield, a retired lawyer for the state attorney general's office who has made a hobby of metal-detecting for more than 20 years. Mansfield, a Sacramento resident, is a member of the Ring Finders Metal Detecting Service Inc., an online directory of metal-detecting specialists.

Metal detectors uncover treasure
Steven Fenton from Ealing was searching with his metal detector in a field with the permission of the landowner on February 14, last year, when he found the ring.

Codan struck gold with Minelab metal detector acquisition
Sales of mine detection products have also been strong and the hobby metal detection market has helped; the recent find of more 52,000 Roman coins in England was by a Minelab product. Demand has been so strong for these products that Codan has found it hard to keep up.

August 4

Metal detecting buff reunites Sacramento dad with his wedding ring
Lee Wiese said the ring he plucked from the sand was one of more than a dozen rings he and fellow members of the Sacramento Valley Detecting Buffs, a metal detecting club, discovered during a recent weekend outing.

Casting Call - Email sent to TreasureNet.com Members

Major TV Production Company is ISO Passionate and Proven Treasure Hunters

Do you make your living traversing the country in an RV scavenging for artifacts from centuries past? Are you a family of metal detectorists who heads out to the local Civil War battlefields on the weekends to find your loot? Or a colorful character who pores over antique maps to find long lost relics?

If so, we want to hear from you. We are a major TV production company looking for our next big TV talent. You should be passionate about what you do, knowledgeable in a wide range of artifacts and time periods, but ultimately an amateur doing what you do because it's what you love. Ideal candidates include families who travel around the country - or even deep into their own backyards - searching for hidden treasures, a dynamic duo who hits the road in search of precious metals or Revolutionary War remnants to pay the rent, a unique individual who goes to great lengths to find long lost relics - or any combination in between.

If you think you have what it takes to be our next TV star, send us a video of your treasure hunting team telling us why we should pick you. Quirky personalities welcome.

Submission Guidelines
Please send a video (preferably a quicktime video) telling us who you are and why you want this gig.  Video of yourselves in action is a major bonus.

In the body of your letter or e-mail, please answer the following questions.

1) What is your most astounding find to date?
2) What are your favorite types of finds?
3) What are your most frequent finds?
4) What do you do with your finds?
5) What regions of the country/world do you cover?
6) What methods/equipment do you use?

Please send the above materials with your contact information to Series.Inquiries@gmail.com. We will be in touch if we're interested. Thank you for your time, and GOOD LUCK!