When I used my metal detector for the first time, I found a piece of tin foil and a nail – both minted within the last 50 years which would qualify them as collectibles  -  not even antiques.  Unlike the guy that recently found a small iron-age hoard of gold in Scotland. I would once again like to complain about the complete and utter lack of ancient gold hoards in the United States.  I’d even settle for something a bit newer, say Anglo-Saxon, like the lovely work inlayed with garnets over gold.  If anyone has some extra treasure left over….?