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2. Metal detector - Wikipedia

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   A metal detector is an instrument that detects the nearby presence of metal. Metal detectors are useful for finding metal objects on the surface, underground, and under water. A metal detector consists of a control box, an adjustable shaft [dubious – discuss], and a variable-shaped pickup coil. When the coil nears metal, the control box ...

3. The Best Metal Detectors to Uncover Buried Treasure - AOL

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   Scavenge for gold, coins, and other buried treasure with these metal detectors, including models from Garrett, Fisher, and National Geographic.

4. List of metal detecting finds - Wikipedia

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   This is a list of historically significant items found by metal detecting method, only excluding magnet fishing finds, since magnet fishing is usually considered a distinctively different and separate hobby from traditional metal detecting.

5. Chew Valley hoard - Wikipedia

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   A silver penny of Harold II, similar to those in the hoard. The hoard consists of 2,528 silver coins, including 1,236 coins of Harold II and 1,310 coins of William I. [1] The coins include some mules, coins which have the head of one king on one side and a design from a different king's reign on the other, [4] [5] as well as a number of "cut halfpennies" – penny coins cut in two to make the ...

6. Portable Antiquities Scheme - Wikipedia

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   FLOs maintain close links with local metal detecting societies and have contributed to a thaw in relationships between the detectorists and archaeologists who often previously disdained one another. Finds are photographed, often from multiple angles, and a text description is recorded. The photographs are made available under an open licence.

7. Crystal radio - Wikipedia

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   A crystal detector includes a crystal, usually a thin wire or metal probe that contacts the crystal, and the stand or enclosure that holds those components in place. The most common crystal used is a small piece of galena; pyrite was also often used, as it was a more easily adjusted and stable mineral, and quite sufficient for urban signal ...