If the farmer loses equipment, he can call on a metal detectorist to come and find it. |
And today a metal detectorist is waiting to hear how much he will receive for unearthing the 1,900-year-old piggy bank in a field between Chepstow and Newport. |
The haul was found by metal detectorist Terry Herbert, 55, just below the surface of a cultivated field in south Staffordshire in July. |
The unique 1,600-piece Anglo-Saxon collection was unearthed by stunned metal detectorist Terry Herbert in July. |
In April 2010, the Frome Hoard, one of the largest ever hoards of Roman coins discovered in Britain, was found by a metal detectorist. |
The Staffordshire Moorlands Pan, discovered by a metal detectorist in Staffordshire in 2003, was made as a functional vessel and a souvenir. |