Author Archives: David

Pinpoint Probes

Posted on November 28, 2018 by David

Garrett Pro-Pointer An extremely useful metal detecting accessory is an electronic pinpoint probe; a hand-held miniature metal detector, identifying all metal by audio and vibrating. This gadget helps identify the exact position of the find in and out of the ground so you can not only avoid damaging your find but speed up find extraction […]

Categories: Editorial, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Diamond Orbs

Posted on November 20, 2018 by David

In The Successful Treasure Hunter’s Secret Manual, I looked at thermal and electrical conductivity as a possible explanation as to why some metals produce stronger auras than others. What I discovered through experimentation is that different metals produce different auras and fortunately precious metals produce the strongest auras. In other words a smaller amount of gold […]

Categories: Orbs, Treasure Auras, Treasure Hunting

Round Pounds

Posted on November 6, 2018 by David

The new 12-sided £1 coin became legal tender on 28 March 2017. The round £1 coin lost its legal tender status at midnight on 15 October 2017. There are still 169 million out there, which have not been returned to the mint. I am sure we will be finding them with our metal detectors for […]

Categories: Editorial, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Piggyback cameras

Posted on October 11, 2018 by David

Categories: Gold, Orbs, Treasure Auras, Treasure Hunting, X-Factor

Treasure Hunting for Profit: With and Without a Metal Detector

Posted on October 3, 2018 by David

BOOK DESCRIPTION If your dreams of finding treasure result in next to nothing, then this book is for you. David Villanueva draws on his 40 plus years experience to show you how and where to find, and profit from, many types of lost or hidden valuables in Britain, all year round. Treasure hunting is one […]

Categories: Gold, Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Hunting

Finding Personal Losses

Posted on September 24, 2018 by David

Photo by Thomas Quine (Lady’s Rolex) [CC BY 2.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/2.0)], via Wikimedia Commons The Swale Search and Recovery Metal Detecting Club I chair, offers a free search and recovery service for personal items, tractor parts, buried drain covers and the like. The most unlikely item I have been asked to find was a cricket pitch! […]

Categories: Editorial, Metal Detecting | Tags: metal detecting

Airplane Hunting

Posted on March 3, 2018 by David

Bristol Beaufighter firing rockets As Chairman of The Swale Search and Recovery (metal detecting) Club I was approached recently by an up-and-coming air museum to help look for wreckage of a WWII Bristol Beaufighter that had crashed on a local muddy foreshore during a training exercise. It was believed, or hoped, that there was a […]

Categories: Metal Detecting, Metal Detecting Finds, Treasure Auras, Treasure Hunting, X-Factor

In Search of King John’s Treasure (Part 2)

Posted on January 7, 2018 by David

The only field that produced a good aura was the same field that had given the curious orbs with the camera on the AV setting. While not the recommended setting, it does indicate that other camera settings work – perhaps as good or better. We had photographed the field from different points on adjacent sides […]

Categories: Dowsing, Gold, Metal Detecting, Orbs, Treasure Auras, Treasure Hunting, X-Factor

Olympus Digital Cameras

Posted on December 12, 2017 by David

We have found three early Olympus digital cameras that are capable of photographing auras. The earliest is the D-360L, which will produce tiny orb auras and does not even need a filter. My friend Kybob has made a video of this camera in action: https://youtu.be/USOH2GnspHg Note that there is a vehicle in background in […]

Categories: Orbs, Treasure Auras, Treasure Hunting, X-Factor

HOW TO FIND BRITAIN’S BURIED TREASURE HOARDS

Posted on November 27, 2017 by David

Every detectorist dreams of finding a hoard and this new book will increase your chances of doing so. The rich history of the British Isles has led to the burial of thousands of hoards for many different reasons – some as offerings, some as savings or in an emergency, intended to be recovered later. Although […]