Darren Wiles volunteers to find people's lost prized possessions for free. He uses metal detecting tools to comb beaches and other sites of lost valuables across southern England. "People never ...

For most of us, the fantasy of finding buried treasure faded away along with other childhood passions, like my youthful ambition to set a Guinness World Record for building the world’s largest pillow ...

Editor's Note: January 29, 2026: We've checked to make sure that our recommendations are still available and competitively priced. We’re in the process of testing a new round of metal detectors to ...