East Coast Research and Discovery Association (E.C.R.D.A.)

Metal Detectorist’s Massive Find of 500 Bronze Age Relics Acquired by Scottish Museum The National Museums Scotland has snapped up the 2020 find known as the Peebles Hoard.When metal detectorist Mariusz Stępień’s detector pinged in the Scottish Borders in 2020, he could never have …

Centuries-old ring found in field in Cumbria declared treasure British Museum experts believe it could be dated between the 1st and 10th Centuries.

Unique Bronze Age hoard from Peebles saved for the nation Hundreds of items which had lain untouched for 3,000 years were found by a metal detectorist near Peebles.

Hoard of 21 medieval silver coins found in mid-Devon The coins are being assessed, but the finders hope they will soon be on display in a museum.

Hoard of silver coins dating from Norman Conquest is Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever London CNN —A hoard of Norman-era silver coins unearthed five years ago in southwestern England has become Britain’s most valuable treasure find ever, after it was bought for £4.3 million ($5.6 million) by a local heritage trust.For the group of …

ECRDA spent the weekend hunting a permission in Lutherville, MD. Many thanks to Tom, who we met at the NJ Fossil/Gem/Jewelry show in May.

Tulip popular Liberty tree, planted in 1776. Spectacular!

13 members of ECRDA are in Maryland detecting a colonial village.

Rare hoard of Roman-era coins discovered in German mountains — miles from the empire's frontlines A metal detectorist in Germany has unearthed a hoard of nearly 3,000 Roman-era coins in an unusual place — north of the empire's defensive lines.A metal detectorist in Germany has discovered a rare …

This Traveling Metal Detectorist Uncovered a Viking’s Sword in Finland “I started to freak out before my brain would acknowledge what I was looking at,” he says.It was July 29, and Loren Lemke had been treasure hunting for seven hours, sifting through garbage, getting …

Cool night tonight

Hey folks, come and meet the ECRDA team at the NJ Mineral, Fossil, Gem & Jewelry show this week, at the NJ Expo Center in Edison. We will have a huge display of metal detecting finds, and our kid's hunt that is 100% free. We hope to see you there!

The 4,000 items in the Staffordshire Hoard make it the largest collection in history of its kind The Staffordshire Hoard is truly one of a kind as the largest collection of Anglo-Saxon gold and silver found to date. There are around 4,000 items, most of which are military pieces.The discovery of the Staffordshire Hoard came in 2009. A metal detectorist was scanning farmland in the village of Ha...

ECRDA'S getting ready for our booths at the show. https://www.facebook.com/share/gzJyBRBYqBK7zHe6/?mibextid=oFDknk

Metal detectorists stumble across 1,000-year-old Viking 'wallet' full of treasure: 'Highly unusual' British historians recently announced the remarkable discovery of a 1,000-year-old Viking "wallet," thanks to two curious metal detectorists.Manx National Heritage, an organization based on the Isle of Man, announced the discovery in a Sept. 30 press release. In a statement, the organization explain...

Isle of Man Viking coin 'savings account' declared treasure A hoard of 36 Viking-era coins found in a Manx field by metal detectorists is declared treasure.

Coins found in Staffordshire farmer's field declared treasure Metal detectorist Sam Egerton found the 17 silver coins from the Elizabethan era with his friends.

Annual ECRDA club hunt.