News from the National Council for Metal Detecting(NCMD)
News from the National Council for Metal Detecting ...
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The importance of doing things right.
Britain’s largest recorded Iron Age gold coin hoard has been secured for Museum of Chelmsford. The hoard of 933 gold Iron Age coins, thought to be linked to Julius Caesar, has been acquired by the museum through a lottery grant....
Mon, 02 Jun 2025
April Finds Competition Winners
Congratulations to the winners of the April Finds competition. Judging is anonymous, they don’t know what each other has voted until our monthly meeting, when they get to see the total scores. This time we have 3 golds taking the top...
Fri, 23 May 2025
Join the Scottish Archaeological Finds Allocation Panel (SAFAP).
Would you like to play a vital role in the Treasure Trove system in Scotland? SAFAP provides advice to the King’s and Lord Treasurer’s Remembrancer (KLTR) about archaeological items discovered in Scotland, recommending whether the artefacts should be acquired for...
Thu, 15 May 2025
Following feedback from members, we have recently upgraded the NCMD mobile app to include the option to select a satellite map view when recording find spots, helping you to use visual markers such as hedges/trees. While it’s not always possible...
Fri, 09 May 2025
March 2025 Finds Competition Winners
Yet another fabulous selection of finds this month. The judges were very impressed with the entries and it was such a close call on the artefacts that there was just one point between the winner and 2nd place. A...
Fri, 02 May 2025